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The effective depth when top flanges are restrained against lateral deflection and rotation is(a) d/3(b) d(c) 2d(d) d/2I had been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.Enquiry is from Web Buckling & Crippling in division Design of Beams of Design of Steel Structures

Answer» RIGHT option is (d) d/2

Explanation: Bottom FLANGE is assumed to be restrained against lateral DEFLECTION and rotation. for TOP FLANGES, the end restraints and effective depth of the web are to be considered. The effective depth when top flanges are restrained against lateral deflection and rotation is d/2, where d is depth of web.


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