Hi
Can some one throw some light on the effective length factor k of a beam (say rectangular c/s strong axis is 2 and weak axis is 3).In this case the beam is a tapered section ie the c/s areas of the two elements are different.say left most node is fixed and load applied in -Z on theright most node. forgive my cave drawing as I am still using ms paint...
Hi magd1,
Sorry, but I do not understand your question. Can you elaborate? For example,
Is the "k factor" related to something in buckling, such as the slenderness ratio or compensation for the constraints?
Or are you referring to the "k-node" which is used to define the orientation of beam elements?
Hello john
K factor as in buckling. and load is axial (axis 1) not in -Z direction as I mentioned earlier .Find the following.
you guys mentioned something here...not clear for my head......
I guess this image help a bit.
Let most is fixed and you apply axial load on the right.
Each section is idealised as a beam and supplied the sectional properties.
as you see in the image, there are 6 elements.and the beam is a tapered section.so each section c/s is varying.
So I am concerned about the K factor and how the software approached this issue.
Hi,
My first question is what are you trying to calculate?
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