The final lectures of the year in “Steel Structures 1” and “Fundamentals of Structural Engineering 1” featured a special experiment:
Using a model steel Christmas tree with Christmas ball weights, the classic stability problem of buckling in a rigid rod was vividly demonstrated.
A small but delightful Christmas nod—because what would the holiday season be without a (steel) Christmas tree?
We thank all students, colleagues, and interested parties for their enthusiastic participation and wish everyone happy holidays and a great start to the new year.