“Understanding the World’s Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity” S:1 E:5 Columns and Buckling

S:1 E:5 Columns and Buckling One of the most potent human aspirations supported by engineering is to build up. Learn how this has been done from antiquity to the present with columns: structural members that carry load primarily in compression. You’ll also learn about buckling: the often catastrophic stability failure that occurs in columns with certain geometric characteristics.