1. What is a compression member?
2. What is the radius of gyration?
3. What is the slenderness ratio and its importance in column issues?
4. What are the compression member categories?
5. How does a short compression member fail?
6. How does an intermediate compression member fail?
7. What is the Euler formula, its applications, and limitations?
8. What is the critical load for steel slender compression members?
9. What formula would you use to calculate the allowable stress for timber columns?
10. What is the ratio L/d in timber columns?