12.6.5 Ultimate limit states induced by structural deformation (buckling) 12.6.5.1 Slenderness of columns and walls (1) Ihe slenderness ot a column or wall is given by ahi (128) where: 7 isthe minimum radius of gyration isthe effective length of the member which can be assumed to be: b= Ble (129) where: |, clear height of the member coefficient which depends on the support conditions: for columns /7= 1 should in general be assumed; for cantilever columns or walls °= 2; for other walls values are yiven in Table 12.1 Table 12.1: Values of ffor different edge conditions Lateral teceaint Sketch Expression Factor # 4.0 for any ratio of hb slong two ® edges Along three i 1 edges §~© “| oF (ey ® {be Along four ©) ® edges @ - Floor stab - Freeedge © - Transverse wall Note: The information in Table 12.1 assumes thatthe wall has no openings with a height exceeding 1/3 ofthe wal eight or wl ave exceeding 1/10 Of Ue wal ae I Walls laterlly rested long 9 U4 Sides wilt Openings exceeding these limits, tne pats between the openings should be considered a laterally restrained Along ? sides anly and ha designed acraedingly (2) The /#values should be increased appropriately if the transverse bearing capacity is affected by chases or recesses. (3) A transverse wall may be considered as a bracing wall it - its total depth is not less than 0,5 h,, where hy, is the overall depth of the braced wall - ithas the same height J, as the braced wall under consideration; + its length his at least equal to ly / 5, where l, denotes the clear height of the braced wallwithin the length hy the transverse wall has no openings. (4) In the case of a wall connected along the top and bottom in flexurally rigid manner by insitu concrete and reinforcement, so that the edge moments can be fully resisted, the values for given in Table 12.1 may be factored by 0,85. (5) The slendermess of walls in plain concrete cast insitu should generally not exceed 2 = 86 (ie. bly = 25),