TYPICAL EFFECTIVE LENGTH CALCULATION -transverse direction

Transverse Direction
Design Data:
Height of Column,hc1
Height of Top Column,hc2

Grid 102-109a

=
=

3.25
2.60

m
m

Moment of Inertia of Column Ic1

Moment of Inertia in Top Column Ic2

=
=

0.0009
0.0009

m4
m4

Length of Beam in Top, Lb1

3.00

Moment of Inertia in Top Beam, Ib1

0.0000

m4

Column Stiffness
Stiffness of Column, Kc1

Stiffness of Top Column, Kc2

Ic1 / hc1

=
=

( 0.000926 / 3.25 )
2.849E-04

Ic1 / hc2

=
=

( 0.000926 / 2.6 )
3.562E-04

Ibt / Lbt

( 0.0000234 / 3 )

Beam Stiffness
Stiffness of Top Beam, Kbt

7.80E-06

CASE-1 UNBRACED COLUMN

(Kc1+Kc2)
(Kc1+Kc2) + 1.0 ( Kb1+Kb2 )

=
=

( 0 + 0 ) / ( ( 0 + 0 ) + ( 1.5 x 0 ) )
0.988

Refer Fig C-2, in IS-800

Kz

Leff
L

1.80