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This study analyzes the buckling behavior of 8-node IsoTruss ®  structures with outer longitudinal members. IsoTruss structures are light-weight composite lattice columns with diverse structural applications, including the potential to replace rebar cages in reinforced concrete. In the current work, finite element analyses are used to predict the critical buckling loads of structures with various dimensions. A dimensional analysis is performed by: deriving non-dimensionalΠvariables using Buckingham’sΠTheorem; plotting theΠvariables with respect to critical buckling loads to characterize trends between design parameters and buckling capacity; evaluating the performance of the outer longitudinal configuration with respect to the traditional, internal longitudinal configuration possessing the same bay length, outer diameter, longitudinal radius, helical radius, and mass. The dimensional analysis demonstrates that the buckling capacity of the inner configuration exceeds that of the equivalent outer longitudinal structure for the dimensions that are fixed and tested herein. A gradient-based optimization analysis is performed to minimize the mass of both configurations subject to equivalent load criteria. The optimized outer configuration has about 10.5% less mass than the inner configuration by reducing the outer diameter whilst maintaining the same global moment of inertia.

Dimensional Analysis and Optimization of IsoTruss Structures with Outer Longitudinal Members in Uniaxial Compression