This product helps students to understand the nature of buckling in slender beams that simulate ‘struts’. Students fit one of a choice of struts between the two major parts of the product. One part has a hand-operated control to apply the buckling force. The other part has a load cell to measure the applied load.

Learning Outcomes

• Strut length and the collapse load
• Euler’s critical load
• Slenderness ratio
• Effective length
• The collapse load and strut fixings, including:
  • Pinned-pinned
  • Fixed-pinned
  • Fixed-fixed

Key Features

• Includes different fixings and a selection of different length specimen struts for multiple experiments
• Includes Vernier caliper for measurement of strut cross-section
• Supplied with a storage tray to keep smaller items safe
• Works with user-friendly software (VDAS®)