THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS

TEORIJSKA I PRIMENJENA MEHANIKA  2003 Vol.30 (4), pp.265-276

Summary: 

Samir Karaa

Properties of the first eigenfunctions of the clamped column

We show that the clamped column equation may not possess a positive first eigenfunction. This result discovers the anomalies of some papers in determining the shape of the strongest clamped-clamped column.