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Sidesway Inhibited (Braced)

Bending Stiffness =
2EI Assumption: single curvature
L bending of girder.

 EI  3EI
  L  Bending Stiffness =
L
Far end pinned
G= columns
m = (3EI/L)/(2EI/L) = 1.5
 EI 
  m L 
girders

4EI
Bending Stiffness =
L Far end fixed
m = (4EI/L)/(2EI/L) = 2
Compression Theory 5