Okay, FuadAtay, Mehmet TankCoçkun, Safa Bozkurt2024-11-072024-11-0720101565-1339https://doi.org/10.1515/IJNSNS.2010.11.10.851https://hdl.handle.net/11480/11357This paper applies the variational iteration method for finding buckling loads and mode shapes of a heavy column. The study shows efficiency of the method and accuracy of the obtained analytic approximate solution. © Freund Publishing House Ltd.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBucklingElastic stabilityHeavy columnVariational iteration methodDetermination of buckling loads and mode shapes of a heavy vertical column under its own weight using the variational iteration methodArticle111085185710.1515/IJNSNS.2010.11.10.8512-s2.0-78650012449Q2