Introduction

This tutorial presents how buckling can be investigated in AquaSim.

Buckling is a phenomenon that commonly appear in slender structures, or thin plates that is exposed to compressional forces. It can materialize as a rapid change in the shape, such as bulging or wrinkling. Buckling may arise from loads which in themselves are not critical for the structural integrity, but the subsequent deformations may lead to unfavorable load transfer which in turn can cause the load bearing structural part to lose its load capacity.

Construction standards often require buckling to be investigated and documented.

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