Column Buckling Load Calculator

Calculate Euler critical buckling load for columns with various end conditions: pinned, fixed, free, and guided.

Steel: 200 GPa, Aluminum: 69 GPa, Wood: 12 GPa.
GPa
Minimum second moment of area of the cross section.
mm⁴
Physical length of the column.
mm
Pinned-pinned: 1.0, Fixed-fixed: 0.5, Fixed-pinned: 0.7, Fixed-free: 2.0.
Cross-sectional area of the column.
mm²
Material yield stress for Johnson formula check.
MPa

Results

Euler Critical Load-kN
Euler Critical Stress-MPa
Slenderness Ratio-
Buckling Regime-
References: Shigley's — Column Stability; AISC 360