Question: Polylactic acid ( PLA ) is used to 3 D print a small truss. One of the truss members has a length of 5 0

Polylactic acid (PLA) is used to 3D print a small truss. One of the truss members has a length of 50 mm with a
rectangular cross section of 3mm5mm. Assume that the truss member is supported in a way such that the
end condition factor k is 1.0(both ends of the member are pinned). If the elastic modulus of the truss material is
3,000MPa (or 3 GPa ), then determine the following:
a. The buckling load if the member buckles in the direction of the 3 mm thickness. Note that when
computing the moment of inertia, b is 5 mm and h is
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