There are 3 methods to calculate the buckling lengths:
- Non-displaceabable nodes (syn.: non-sway buckling lengths)
- Semi-displaceabable nodes
- Displaceabable nodes (syn.: sway buckling lengths)
The prefered method depends on the sway or non-sway character of the structure and if global imperfections have been taken into account.
The diagram below gives an overview.
- The red paths are possible in Diamonds.
- Instead of non-sway buckling lengths, you may also use the semi-displaceable nodes as a conservative alternative.
(Source diagram: Krachtswerking, Grondslagen voor het berekenen en toetsen van staalconstructies voor gebouwen volgens Eurocode 0, 1 en 3, H.H. Snijder en H.M.G.M. Steenbergen, Bouwen met staal, 2011, ISBN 978-90-72830-87-6)
