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This bench top apparatus is used for studying buckling on struts under various end conditions. The apparatus consists of two vertical columns where load is applied by a screw via a sliding support. Strut support for knife edge or built-in is a cylinder in a socket.

The experiment was carried out to investigate the phenomenon of buckling using simple struts. These results were then compared with the theoretical predictions

1. Demonstration of buckled (crippled) shape of struts with different end conditions. 2. Determination of load/deflection curves and buckling loads for struts of different lengths and cross-sections, with any combination of ‘pinned’ or clamped end fixings. 3. Flexural rigidity and buckling loads for struts of different materials.