Can a transverse load with zero resultant buckle an elastic rod like an axial load? Theory, simulations, and experiments show that it can, producing Euler-type instability and postbuckling even in the vanishing-thickness limit.
Watch the video here.
Maybe you are interested in the JMPS paper here.
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