Job No.

Designed:
Date:
27/04/11
Checked:
Job Title: Mei Ho House
Subject: ELS Structural Design (Strut Stiffness)

Sheet No.
Rev.

Calculation Sheet
Calculation of Strut Stiffness
Illustration for the calculation below:
Strut Stiffness = 100 x E x A x cos2 / (S x LE) where
E
A
S
LE

L
Type No.
1

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Young Modulus of Steel =

205

GPa

Area of the Section in cm

Maximum Spacing of Struts in m
Effective Length of Strut in m
Angle to the normal of the Wall on horizontal plane in degree
Actually Length of Strut in m
Struts Member
254 x 254 x 73 kg/m UC

A
92.9

S
3

L
8

LE
2.667

Stiffness
238056

Frew Input
190000