Job No.

: ABC/1001
Design by: UVW
Client: Date: 21-Dec-12
Project: Page No. C/101
C7
1
1
840.00
Details of Columns (See Elevation above):
about Z-Z about Y-Y r
y
76.000 2.000 3.500 3.500 5.26
76.000 3.000 3.500 3.500 -
76.000 3.000 3.500 3.500 - Upper Column UC -
Far end
Condition
Column Length, L (m) Radius of gyration (cm)
AS PER IS 800 : 2007 (Annex D, Cl. 7.2.2 )
r
z
16.90
-
Column
Section
Calculates Effective Length of Columns for given load on column, properties of Columns and Beams in a
frame for cases of with and without restraint against sway.
Company's Name: ABC Consultants
101, Known Street, Known Area, Known City, Pin .
Very Important Industries Ltd, Well Known City
Column
Design Column C
Lower Column LC
SPREADSHEET FOR CALCULATIONS OF EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF STEEL COLUMNS
XYZ Building
Column Mark =
Column about Z-Z axis (major) in 'Non-sway/Sway Frame'? =
Column about Y-Y axis (minor) in 'Non-sway/Sway Frame'? =
Applied Load (kN), P =
Non-sway
Non-sway
ISHB 400x77.4
ISHB 400x77.4
ISHB 400x77.4
Rigidly connected to Column
Fixed
Fixed
UC =
C =
LC =
Upper Col.
Column
considered
Lower Col.
B
tY
2
B
b
Y
2
B
tY
1
B
b
Y
1
B
tZ
2
B
tZ
1
B
b
Z
2
B
b
Z
1
Framing Beams
ELEVATION
Z Z Axis
Y
Y

A
x
i
s
Column
PLAN
L
y

=
C
o
l
u
m
n
L
e
n
g
t
h

B
e
a
m
S
p
a
n
(t
y
p
)
Beam Span
(typ)
B
e
a
m

S
p
a
n

(
t
y
p
)
Column Lengths 'Ly' , 'Lz',
and Beam Spans are centre
to centre distance of frame.
Connection between Beam and
Column is to be rigid type.
I or Channel or RHS or Tube
Column & Beam sections can be
Rigidly connected to Column
Beams can be Pinned or Fixed or
Far end condition of Columns and
L
e
n
g
t
h

L
z

=
C
o
l
u
m
n
Job No.: ABC/1001
Design by: UVW
Date: 21-Dec-12
Page No. C/102
Details of Columns:(Cont'd)
P
ez
P
ey
z-z axis y-y axis about Z-Z about Y-Y about Z-Z about Y-Yabout Z-Z about Y-Y
Column C 45423.88 4400.3001 0.0185 0.1909 0.982 0.809 28086 2728 78762 6306
Column LC - - - - 1.985 1.847 28086 2728 159304 14398
Column UC - - - - 1.985 1.847 28086 2728 159304 14398
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Details of Beams (See Elevation above):
Beam Beam Correction
Mk Length(m)
Factor, C
BtY1 4.000 1.985
BtY2 10 4.000 3.000E+00 1.985
BbY1 10 4.000 3.000E+00 1.985
BbY2 10 4.000 3.000E+00 1.985
BtZ1 14 6.000 3.000E+00 1.847
BtZ2 14 6.000 3.000E+00 1.847
BbZ1 14 6.000 3.000E+00 1.847
BbZ2 14 6.000 3.000E+00 1.847
Frame along Y-Y axis (major) - Non-sway (Braced Frame)
Factor
1y
:
= (78762+159304) / (78762+159304+101523+101523)
= 0.5397
Factor
2y
:
= (78762+159304) / (78762+159304+101523+101523)
= 0.5397
K
y
= 0.704
2.464 m
Correction Factor, C M.I. (cm
4
)
Column
Elastic Buckling load (kN) n = P/P
e
Client:
Project:
ABC Consultants
Very Important Industries Ltd, Well Known City
XYZ Building
Effective Length of Column C7 along Y-Y axis (major) = 3.5 x 0.704 =
90260
90260
90260
10
Far end Beam
Company's Name:
90260
20456
101523
101523
20456
Moment of Inertial
(major axis) (cm
4
)
K = C (I/L)
101, Known Street, Known Area, Known City, Pin .
277893
See Charts for Effective Length Factors
277893
20456
Connection
3.000E+00
Section
101523
101523
277893
277893
Flexural Stiffness
Flexural Stiffness K=C(I/L)
Eff. Length Factor,
20456

bty
K
zz uc
K
zz c
K
zz uc
K
zz c
K

bby
K
zz lc
K
zz c
K
zz lc
K
zz c
K
ISMB 400
ISMB 400
ISMB 400
ISMB 400
ISMB 600
ISMB 600
ISMB 600
ISMB 600
Fixed
Fixed
Fixed
Fixed
Fixed
Fixed
Fixed
Fixed
Job No.: ABC/1001
Design by: UVW
Date: 21-Dec-12
Page No. C/103
Frame along Z-Z axis (minor) - Non-sway (Braced Frame)
Factor
1z
:
= (6306+14398) / (6306+14398+277893+277893)
= 0.0359
Factor
2z
:
= (6306+14398) / (6306+14398+277893+277893)
= 0.0359
Eff. Length Factor, K
z
= 0.5120
Effective Length of Column C7 along Z-Z axis (minor) = 0.512 x 3.5 = 1.792 m
Project:
ABC Consultants
101, Known Street, Known Area, Known City, Pin .
XYZ Building
Company's Name:
Client: Very Important Industries Ltd, Well Known City
Types of Section for Columns and Beams considered in Effective Length Calculations
See Charts for Effective Length Factors

btz
K
yy uc
K
yy c
K
yy uc
K
yy c
K

bbz
K
yy lc
K
yy c
K
yy lc
K
yy c
K
Job No.: ABC/1001
Design by: UVW
Date: 21-Dec-12
Page No. C/105

1x
= 0.5397

2x
= 0.5397
K
y
= 0.7040

1y
= 0.0359

2y
= 0.0359
Kz = 0.5120
Project:
Company's Name:
Along Z-Z axis
ABC Consultants
101, Known Street, Known Area, Known City, Pin .
Very Important Industries Ltd, Well Known City
Column C7
XYZ Building
CALCULATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF COLUMN C7
Along Y-Y axis
Client:
Column in a Non-sway Frame (Braced Frame)
Ky = 0.7040
Kz = 0.5120
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
Ky = 0.7040
Kz = 0.5120
Series1

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H
I
N
G
E
D
F
I
X
E
D
FIXED
HINGED
1.00
0.95
0.90
0.85
0.80
0.75
0.70
0.675
0.65
0.625
0.60
0.55
0.575
0.525
0.5