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Effective length of compression flanges at the ends unrestrained against lateral buckling is(a) 1.5 L(b) 0.85 L(c) 0.5 L(d) LThis question was posed to me during an interview.The query is from Factors affecting Lateral Stability topic in division Design of Beams of Design of Steel Structures

Answer» RIGHT ANSWER is (d) L

Easy explanation: Effective length of COMPRESSION flanges at the ends UNRESTRAINED against lateral buckling (i.e. free to ROTATE in plan) is L, where L is length of span.


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