What Is Slenderness Ratio for Long Column?

Slenderness Ratio of Long Column
A long or slender column is the one whose ratio of effective length to its least lateral dimension is not less than 12.

What is mean by slenderness ratio of the column?

The slenderness ratio of a reinforced concrete (RC) column is the ratio between the length of the column, its lateral dimensions, and end fixity. ... The slenderness ratio is calculated by dividing the column length by its radius of gyration. The slenderness ratio differentiates short column from long or slender column.

What is a long column?

: a column so slender that it will fail under longitudinal load by bending rather than by crushing and typically having a length of 20 to 30 times the diameter.

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