On the buckling of fiber-bundle type beamsOn the buckling of fiber-bundle type beams Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2015-10-132007enEuler was the first who studied for engineering applications important problem of buckling arising in a simple, monolithic beam loaded axially by a concentrated load. As it has been shown from two solutions of the problem due to Timosenko theory, the elastic foundation increases the critical buckling load of the beam. Starting from the previous classical results, a mechanism to enhance the buckling strength of a cantilevered beam is investigated. In the place of a single, one-element, monolithic cross-section, the use of a bundle of more than one, similar or not, single cross-sections, placed with parallel axes, and staying in free (unilateral) contact along their adjacent boundaries, is proposed.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering1183-99Michalopoulos_et_al_Jordan J. Civ. Eng._1(1)_2007.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2015-10-13application/pdf349.7 kBfree Stavroulakis Georgios Σταυρουλακης Γεωργιος Μιχαλόπουλος Αθανάσιος Michalopoulos Athanasios Νικολαΐδης Θεμιστοκλής Nikolaidis Themistoklis Baniotopoulos, Charalambos C., 1958- Jordan University of Science and Technology Applied mechanics Engineering, Mechanical mechanics applied applied mechanics engineering mechanical Engineering, Mechanical mechanical engineering engineering mechanical