Effect of shear deformation on post†buckling behaviour of columns

The post‐buckling behaviour of a cantilever column of variable moment of inertia with tip load is studied by means of a simple numerical iterative scheme. The governing equation of equilibrium is formulated using the axial and transverse displacement quantities, and applying linear constitutive and nonlinear kinematic relations. Numerical results obtained by numerical iterative procedure are presented in the form of curves showing the relation between non‐dimensional tip‐deflection and non‐dimensional load for different values of shear correction factors and taper ratios. Copyright © 1980 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd