CALCULATION OF EFFECTIVE LENGTHS AND EFFECTIVE SLENDERNESS RATIOS OF STEPPED COLUMNS.

Abstract

The authors have extended the analysis to three cases of practical interest. Consistent nondimensional characteristic equations are given for five cases of end fixity conditions. A comprehensive flow chart for a computer program which calculates effective lengths for any of the five cases is included. A summary of the characteristic equations for the stepped columns with the various end fixities is given.