Research Article

Joint Effect of the Nonlinearity of Elastic Foundations and the Variation of the Inertia Ratio on Buckling Behavior of Prismatic and Nonprismatic Columns Using a GDQ Method

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(a) Geometry of uniform columns resting on two elastic foundations under axial and transverse load. (b) Geometry of nonuniform columns on two elastic foundations under axial and transverse load.
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