Computation of Effective Length
Computation of Effective Length
Upper Col.
Y axis
UC
BtX2
BtY1
BtY2
BtX1
Framing
Beams
x
X
Column
X axis
y
BbX2
BbY2
BbY1
BbX1
L
Lower Col.
PLAN
ELEVATION
Column along X-X axis is =
Column along Y-Y axis is =
INPUT
Beam
Mk
BtX1
BtX2
BbX1
BbX2
BtY1
BtY2
BbY1
BbY2
No Sway
Sway
Rectangular Column
x (m)
y(m)
0.300
0.500
N/A
N/A
0.300
0.450
Circular Column
Dia (m) Length (m)
N/A
4.000
0.600
4.500
N/A
3.500
Details of Beams:
Concrete
Grade, M
25
25
30
30
20
25
30
30
Beam Size
Breadth(m)
Depth(m)
0.300
0.300
0.300
0.300
0.250
0.250
0.300
0.300
0.450
0.450
0.500
0.500
0.450
0.450
0.500
0.500
Beam
Length(m)
4.000
5.000
4.000
5.000
3.500
4.500
3.500
4.500
Flexural Stiffness
Kc-xx
Kc-yy
17469.29
38716.23
12604.49
Moment of Inertia(m )
Flexural Stiffness
Kb
0.002278
0.002278
0.003125
0.003125
0.001898
0.001898
0.003125
0.003125
7119.15
5695.32
10697.71
8558.17
18193.01
15820.32
36677.85
28527.22
6288.95
38716.2
5602.00
0.4813
Factor b2x:
= (6288.95+38716.23) / (6288.95+38716.23+10697.71+8558.17)
0.7003
Kx =
0.73209
0.73209 x 4 =
2.929 m
= (17469.29+38716.23) / (17469.29+38716.23+36677.85+28527.22)
=
0.4628
Ky =
1.4049
1.4049 x 4 =
5.62 m
mn can be rectangular
10697.71+8558.17)
+28527.22)