Buckling analysis in optistruct

Kiran Govind
Kiran Govind Altair Community Member
edited August 2022 in Community Q&A

Hello all, I was working on buckling load case but the value for that was in the range 0.05 or 0.06 the factors in post processing.... Can anyone suggest the reason for.that. Thank you

Answers

  • Robert Hoglund
    Robert Hoglund
    Altair Employee
    edited August 2022

    Hi Kiran,

    For a linear buckling load case, if the lowest buckling eigenvalue is below 1, it indicates that the structure would buckle under the the applied level of loading in the linear static analysis.

    Thanks,

    Rob H.