The Effective Length of Columns in Unbraced Frames - AISC

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simple solutions to complex frame buckling problems. The AISC Specification requires the determination of if-factors for columns in unbraced frames by some rational analysis, that is, a stability analysis. The elastic solutions that have been developed indicate that the buckling will always occur in a sidesway mode, as shown

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