Archie1234
Student
I need to make a model where a strut will buckle due to an axial load, I've tried to make it in 2D with a wire, however it buckles in the wrong axis. I'm using springs as the intermediate restraints as I need to vary the stiffness. I've tried numerous times, in 3D I need more nodes than allowed in the student version (250K), I needed so many because it wouldn't mesh properly. I need to look at the relationship between the axial load on the strut and the restraint force in the strut. I feel like it needs to be in 3D, as later I will need to change the eccentricity of the load and where in the section the intermediate springs are. Any help in getting this model to work would be greatly appreciated.