It is further assumed that the element is initially straight and, if it is composed of several attached parts, that the parts act as integral components of the total structural configuration. For the following analysis, it is assumed that the material is homogeneous and isotropic. The effects of these parameters can be categorized by first establishing certain necessary assumptions. the homogeneity of the element material,.
The stresses that a structural element can sustain in compression are functions of several parameters.
