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MS-MO6-L02-Theory of Columns-Rankine Formula

Rankine's Formula, also known as the Rankine Gordon Formula, is used to calculate the ultimate load for both short and long columns, distinguishing between crushing load for short columns and buckling load for long columns. The formula provides the ultimate load, which must be divided by a factor of safety to determine the safe load for column design. The document also includes several problems related to calculating load capacities and stresses for different column configurations and materials.

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MS-MO6-L02-Theory of Columns-Rankine Formula

Rankine's Formula, also known as the Rankine Gordon Formula, is used to calculate the ultimate load for both short and long columns, distinguishing between crushing load for short columns and buckling load for long columns. The formula provides the ultimate load, which must be divided by a factor of safety to determine the safe load for column design. The document also includes several problems related to calculating load capacities and stresses for different column configurations and materials.

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Theory of columns

Rankine’s Formula
Rankine’s Formula for Column Crushing/Buckling Load
 It is an empirical formula used for the calculation of ultimate load
both for short and long columns.
 Rankin’s formula is also known as Rankine Gordon Formula.
 It gives the ultimate load that column can bear before failure.
 If column is short, calculated load will be known as crushing load.
And load will be buckling or crippling load, in case of long column.
 This formula only gives the ultimate load, but columns are design on
safe load.
 In order to get safe load, divide ultimate load ( Load obtained from
Rankine’s Formula) with factor of safety (F.O.S).
Rankine's formula

For different materials, vale of “a” are as


following;
For Mild Steel = a = 1/7500
For Cast Iron = a = 1/1600
For Wrought Iron = a = 1/9000
Rankine’s Constant
 Problem 1

 A hallow cast iron column having internal and external diameters are 30 and 22 mm

respectively. The length of the column is 3 m and the ends are firmly fixed at top and bottom.

Find the load carrying capacity of the column. Assume the crushing stress =550 N/mm 2 and

Rankine’s constant is =1/1550.


 Problem 2

 A hollow cast iron column 4.5 m long with both ends fixed , is to carry an axial load of 250 kN

under working conditions. The internal diameter is 0.75 times the outer diameter of the

column. Using Rankine –Gordon’s formula, determine the diameters of the column adopting a

factor of safety of 3. Assume fc , the compressive strength to be 550 N/mm2 and Rankine’s

constant a=1/1600.

 Problem 3

 A round steel rod of diameter 15 mm and length 2m is subjected to a gradual increasing axial

compressive load. Using Euler’s formula find the buckling load. Find also the maximum lateral

deflection corresponding to the buckling condition. Both ends of the rod may be taken as

hinged. Take E = 2.1 x 105 N/mm2 and the yield stress of steel = 240 N/mm2.
Thank you
Rankine’s Formula for Column Crushing/Buckling Load
 It is an empirical formula used for the calculation of ultimate load both for short and
long columns.

 Rankine’s formula is also known as Rankine Gordon Formula.

 It gives the ultimate load that column can bear before failure.

 If column is short, calculated load will be known as crushing load. And load will be
buckling or crippling load, in case of long column.

 This formula only gives the ultimate load, but columns are design on safe load.

 In order to get safe load, divide ultimate load ( Load obtained from Rankin’s
Formula) with factor of safety (F.O.S).
 Problem 1
 A simply supported beam of length 4 m is subjected to
a UDL of 25 kN/m over the entire span and deflects 25
mm at the centre. Determine the crippling loads when
the beam is used as column with the following basic
conditions.
 a) one end fixed and another end is hinged
 b) one end fixed and another end is free.
 Problem 2
 Determine the crippling stress for T beam
section shown in Fig. the length of the strut is 5
m and it’s both ends are hinged. Assume
suitable Young's modulus value.

 A hollow circular column of internal diameter 20 mm and external
diameter 40 mm has a total length of 5m. One end of the column is
fixed and the other end is hinged. Find out the crippling stress of the
column if 𝐸 = 2 × 105 N/mm2. Also find out the shortest length of this
column for which Euler’s formula is valid taking the yield stress equal to
250 N/mm2

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