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Thanks for the replies, they have helped me understand what is going on. Thanks again Mick

Hi Adam, My answer to that was only half right, the mode of failure could be either, as the length is the minimum length at which buckling will occur. Mick

Homework Statement I'm having a slight problem with the question below. A temperature control process has a first-order response with a step response time of 12 seconds. In selecting a temperature sensor for the control system for the process, for what maximum value of sensor time-constant...

Thanks for that, i was under the impression that the pi^2*EI / Le^2 formula was only for buckling stress.

Thanks for your reply, if I use pi^2*EI / Le^2 I get a fiqure of 1.231 x 10^6 N This is just using the same formula i used for Q3 but I halved the length. If I've got it right great, I was just expecting something more complicated for some reason.

Hi, I'm currently doing this question and am a little stuck on the last question. Answers i have already are as follows: (I'm happy with these) 1. What is the minimun length of the column at which buckling is likely to occur ANS = 5.937 m 2. If the column is the length determined...