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Compression Members: NCE 511 - 1CE
Compression Members: NCE 511 - 1CE
Compression Members: NCE 511 - 1CE
Buckling Yielding
Compression Members
Critical Buckling Load / Euler Buckling Load:
Compression Members
Compression Members
Pinned Support
G = 10
Fixed Support
G=1
Effective Length for Frames
Example
The member sizes shown for the moment
frame illustrated here (sidesway uninhibited in
the plane of the frame) have been determined
to be adequate for lateral loads. The material
for both the column and the girders is ASTM
A992. The loads shown at each level are the
accumulated dead loads and live loads at the
story. The column is fixed at the base about the
x-x axis of the column.