EXAMPLE ON EFFECTIVE LENGTH AND SLENDERNESS OF COLUMN 2013/21

Example 1: By considering the following frame system, analysis results and material
properties. Determine:

a. Effective length for column BE and DG.

b. Whether the column BE and DG is slender or short.
c. The capacity of column BE and column DG, if it is considered as axially loaded column with
reinforcement of 820.

Use concrete class of C25/30 and steel grade S – 400

Consider frame as braced frame system.

Solution
 Determine design constant

a. Effective Length
 Moment of Inertial
=

= =

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 Relative flexibilities of rotational restraints

For column BE
∑ ( ⁄)
∑
= ( ⁄ )

For fixed restraint k= 0 but in reality we cannot provide a fully fixed support so use = 0.1

For column DG
∑ ( ⁄)
∑
= ( ⁄ )

∑ ( ⁄)
∑
= ( ⁄)

 Effective length ( )
For column BE

= √ = √

For column DG

= √ = √

b. Identify weather column BE and DG is slender or not.

For column BE
 Determine slenderness of column ( )

 = , 𝑖 √ =√

 = 7

 Slenderness limit of column  𝒊 )
 = 2 𝐴𝐵𝐶⁄ Take A =0.7, B = 1.1, C = 1.7 - 𝑟
√𝑛
𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑟

C = 1.7 - 𝑟 7− 7
𝑛
 = 2 𝐴𝐵𝐶⁄ 2 7 7 ⁄ 22
√𝑛 √
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𝒊

 > 𝒊 − − − − − −𝑺 𝒏𝒅 𝒓 𝑳 𝒏𝒈 !

For column DG
 Determine slenderness of column ( )

 = , 𝑖 √ =√

 =

 Slenderness limit of column  )
 = 2 𝐴𝐵𝐶⁄ Take A =0.7, B = 1.1, C = 1.7 - 𝑟
√𝑛
−
𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑟 −
2
C = 1.7 - 𝑟 7− − 2 2
𝑛
 = 2 𝐴𝐵𝐶⁄ 2 7 2 ⁄
√𝑛 √
𝒊

 < 𝒊 − − − 𝑺𝒉 𝒓𝒕!

Determine the capacity of column

For column BE

Since the column is long column

𝑳
Pdul = Cr 𝑷 where Cr = 1.25 –

𝑷 = -𝒇 𝒅 𝑨𝒔𝒕 𝒕

Cr = 1.25 –

Cr = 0.9667

𝑷 = 𝒇 𝒅 𝑨𝒔𝒕 𝒕

Astot 𝜋𝑟 = 𝜋 = 2513mm2

𝑷 =

𝑷 = 𝑵

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Pdul = Cr 𝑷

Pdul = 0.9667 * 874.1

Pdul = 𝑵

For column BE

Since the column is short column

𝑃 = (𝐴 - 𝐴𝑠 )+ 𝐴𝑠

𝐴
ᴨ 2
𝐴𝑆

𝑃 [ 7 −2 7 2 ]
𝑷 𝑵

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