LAB TITLE: EXPERIMENT ON BUCKLING OF STRUTSIntroductionThe traditional methods of conducting laboratory activities (assigned as Level 0) will not be abletoprovidetheavenuefor students toenhanceindependent learningactivitiesandinculcatecreativity and innovation. The traditional method is fully prescriptive where the three elementsnamely problem, ways & means and answers are guided/fully given to the students. owever, itis still necessary to be implemented as part of the whole laboratory course activity especially tofirst and second year students.!n this laboratory activity students will be e"posed to the apparatus and the procedures to carryout e"periment on buc#ling of struts.ObjectieThe ob$ective of the e"periment is%To determine the buc#ling load for struts.T!eoretic"# B"c$%round&uc#ling is characteri'ed by a sudden failure of a member sub$ected to a"ial compression, wherethe actual a"ial load at the point of failure is less than the ultimate a"ial load that the material iscapable of withstanding. ence, buc#ling is instability due to loss of the member(s load)carryingcapacity.!n *+,+, mathematician Leonhard -uler derived a formula that gives the ma"imum a"ial load orbuc#ling load that an ideal long (slender) column can carry without buc#ling.Thetheoreticalbuc#lingload, .theoryforbuc#lingofstrutsisgivenbythefollowing-ulerformula%(/ource% &asic /tructural 0echanics by 123, 4iT0)A&&"r"tu'5 1le"ural test apparatus5 &eam specimen5 6uler and vernier caliperProcedure'*) The digital indicator was switched on and warmedup for at least *0 minutes.7) 3 specimen was choose and measured its length, width and thic#ness. 8) The theoretical buc#ling load for a strut with the end conditions 9alculated. This was to ensure that the load applied to the strut does not e"ceed the buc#ling load.:) The grooved support placed into the slot of the attachment for the end condition and tightened the side screws. The help of technician re;uested for proper installation.,) Thetop platen movedupwards or downwardsto bring thedistance betweenthe two supports closer to the length of the strut.