Effective Length Of Compression Members

l
r
l/r

Effective length
Radius of Gyration
Selenderness Ratio

8
0.022688
352.6016

Buckling

Maximum Acting Force

EULER BUCKLING FORMULA

3758.973

Column effective length factor

Moment of Inertia
Length of the Beam

(RSC - 150x75)

Modulus of Elasticity (Young's Modulus) (SEE NOTE: 6)

9.8596

I
L

122
400

E ASTM-A36

2000000

Deflection
Deflection limits other than for pitched roof portal frames
(see BS 5950)

150
240

2.3

Maximum deflection
Actual Acting Force
Moment of Inertia
(RSC - 75x40)
Length of the Beam (Span)
Modulus of Elasticity (Young's Modulus) (SEE NOTE: 6)

0.6

F
I
L
E STEEL

50
12.2
150
2000000

bers

1.0
m
m
-

22.6885

mm

Effective length factor, whose value de

battened struts, the effective length 'l'
Types

Effectivly held in position and restrain

Effectively held in position at both en

as one en

Effectively held in position at both

direction

Effectively held in position and restr

and at the other end partially restrain
position
kg

3.758973

TON

Effectively held in position and restrain

not held in position or restrained in

cm4
cm
kg/cm2
2.0

Radius of gyration is used to describe t

The radius of gyration is given by the f

3.0

Maximum selenderness ratio of compr

Type of mem

cm

cm
kg
cm4
cm
kg/cm2

Carrying resulting from dead loads

Carrying loads resulting from wind or

the deformation of each member do
stress in ant part of t

Effectively held in position at both

direction
4.0

Column effective length factor, whose value dep

Case
For both ends pinned (hing
For both ends

For one end fixed and the

For one end fixed and the other e
5.0
6.0
7.0

See sheet 3
See Sheet 2
TEXT
Entered Values
TEXT Results

Notes

th factor, whose value depends on the conditions of end support of the column, as follows (for
ts, the effective length 'l'should be increased by 10%)
Types
Effective length of member "l"

ld in position and restrained in direction as both ends.

0.67 x L

eld in position at both ends and restrained in direction

as one end.

y held in position at both ends but not restrained in

direction

held in position and restrained in direction at one end

her end partially restrained in direction but not held in
position.

1.5 x L

ld in position and restrained in direction at one end but

n position or restrained in direction at the other end

2.0 x L

Length of the Beam (Span)

Condition Factor

4
2

Conversion

ation is used to describe the distribution ofcross sectionalarea in a column around its centroidal axis.
gyration is given by the following formula
or
Moment of Inertia

122

cm4

Area of Section

A'

23.7

cm2

2.27

cm

Radius of Gyration

(2)

Conversion
0.01

enderness ratio of compression members

Type of member

l/r

resulting from dead loads and superimposed loads.

180

ds resulting from wind or seismec load only, providing

mation of each member does not adversely affect the
stress in ant part of the structure.

y held in position at both ends but not restrained in

direction.

250
350

length factor, whose value depends on the conditions of end support of the column, as follows.

Case
or both ends pinned (hinged, free to rotate),
For both ends fixed

K
1
0.5

or one end fixed and the other end pinned,

end fixed and the other end free to move laterally

ntered Values

0.699
2

as follows (for

of member "l"
L

Conversion

d its centroidal axis.

Conversion
m

4000
400

1000
100

mm
cm

Material

Young's Modulus (Modulus of

Elasticity)
-E (10 psi)
6

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43

ABS plastics
Acrylic
Aluminum
Aluminium Bronze
Antimony
Aramid
Beryllium (Be)
Bismuth

10
11.3
42
4.6

Bone
Boron
Brass
Brass, Naval
Bronze
Cadmium
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic
Cast Iron 4.5% C, ASTM A-48
Chromium
Cobalt

4.6

36
30

Concrete, High Strength (compression)

Copper
Diamond (C)

17

Douglas fir Wood

Fiberboard, Medium Density
Flax fiber
Glass
Glass reinforced polyester matrix
Graphene
Grey Cast Iron
Gold
Hemp fiber
Iridium
Iron
Lead
Magnesium metal (Mg)
Manganese
Marble
Mercury
Molybdenum (Mo)
Nickel

10.8
75
28.5
2
6.4
23

40
31

44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80

Niobium (Columbium)
Nylon
Oak Wood (along grain)
Osmium (Os)
Phosphor Bronze
Pine Wood (along grain)
Platinum
Plutonium
Polycarbonate
Polyethylene HDPE (high density)
Polytehylene, LDPE (low density)
Polyethylene Terephthalate, PET
Polyimide
Polypropylene
Polystyrene
Potassium
Rhodium
Rubber
Selenium
Silicon
Silicon Carbide
Silver
Sodium
Stainless Steel, AISI 302
Steel, Structural ASTM-A36
Steel, High Strength Alloy ASTM A-514
Tantalum
Teflon. PTFE
Thorium
Titanium
Titanium Alloy
Tungsten (W)
Tungsten Carbide (WC)
Uranium
Vanadium
Wrought Iron
Zinc

15

80

21.3
14

42
8.4
16
10.5

27
8.5
16

24
19
12

's Modulus (Modulus of

Elasticity)
-E (109N/m2, GPa)
2.3
3.2
69
120

Ultimate Tensile
Strength
-Su(106N/m2, MPa)
40
70
110

Yield Strength
-Sy(106N/m2, MPa)

95

70 - 112
287

170
(compression)
3100

102 - 125
100
96 - 120

250

150
170

30
117
1220
13
4
58
50 - 90
17
1000
130

40
(compression)
220
50
(compression)

50
(compression)

35

45
15
329

70

Ref. Website:

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11
550
116
9

75

2.6
0.8
0.238
2 - 2.7
2.5
1.5 - 2
3 - 3.5

70
15

45

40

55
85
40
40

0.01 - 0.1
130 - 185
450

180
200

3440

860
400
760

502
250
690

900

730

0.5

105 - 120
400 - 410
450 - 650

190 - 210

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R301.7 Deflection.

The allowable deflection of any structural member under the live load listed inSections R301.5a
loads determined bySection R301.2.1shall not exceed the values in Table R301.7.
TABLE R301.7 ALLOWABLE DEFLECTION OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERSb, c
STRUCTURAL MEMBER
Rafters having slopes greater than 3:12 with no finished ceiling
attached to rafters
Interior walls and partitions
Floors/ceilings with plaster or stucco finish
All other structural members
Exterior wallswind loadsawith plaster or stucco finish
Exterior walls with other brittle finishes
Exterior walls with flexible finishes
Lintels supporting masonry veneer wallse

ALLOWABLE
DEFLECTION
L/180
H/180
L/360
L/240
H/360
H/240
H/120d
L/600

Note:L= span length,H= span height

a. The wind load shall be permitted to be taken as 0.7 times the Component and Claddin
purpose of the determining deflection limits herein.

b. For cantilever members, L shall be taken as twice the length of the cantilever.
c. For aluminum structural members or panels used in roofs or walls of sunroom addition
not supporting edge of glass or sandwich panels, the total load deflection shall not ex
continuous aluminum structural members supporting edge of glass, the total load defl
exceedL/175 for each glass lite orL/60 for the entire length of the member, whicheve
stringent. For sandwich panels used in roofs or walls of sunroom additions or patio cov
load deflection shall not exceedL/120.

d. Deflection for exterior walls with interior gypsum board finish shall be limited to an all
ofH/180.
e. Refer to
R703.7.2.
Ref. Website:

http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/irc/2012/icod_irc_2012_3_par039.h

sted inSections R301.5andR301.6or wind

ble R301.7.

ERSb, c
ALLOWABLE
DEFLECTION
L/180
H/180
L/360
L/240
H/360
H/240
H/120d
L/600

he Component and Cladding loads for the

h of the cantilever.

walls of sunroom additions or patio covers,

oad deflection shall not exceedL/60. For
of glass, the total load deflection shall not
of the member, whichever is more
oom additions or patio covers, the total

h shall be limited to an allowable deflection

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