Effective lengths of uniform and stepped crane columns

Eric M. Lui, Manqing Sun

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Abstract

A simple methodology for calculating effective length factors for uniform and stepped crane columns with any values of relative shaft lengths, moments of inertia, loading, and boundary conditions is presented. The proposed approach can be applied easily without resort to using any special nomographs and charts for solutions. Numerical examples are given to demonstrate the validity of the approach.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages98-106
Number of pages9
Volume32
No3
Specialist publicationEngineering Journal
StatePublished - Dec 3 1995

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction

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