Structural Engineering & Statics
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Sway stability — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. the storey that cannot driftk = 0.774N꜀ᵣ = 16.46 EI/L²the storey that cank = 1.317N꜀ᵣ = 5.69 EI/L²the same column, 2.9 times the load — the restraint is the whole of the difference

    Held, and not held

    One horizontal restraint at the head of a storey, carrying no vertical load whatever, moves the critical load of the columns beneath it by a factor of 2.89. Effective length is a property of the frame, not of the member.

    rung 1 · stability

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