Yes I agree with your post and the conservative approach and appreciate your input. For an open pole barn I allow up to 14 feet of unbraced length mainly because the contractor I talk to says after that the barn moves too much during construction. Otherwise the wind loading and gravity...
Hello,
I wanted some opinions on what the Ke value of a pole barn post would be. The post is imbedded in concrete and the free end is connected to steel truss spanning to another wood post.
For me it is something between a true flagpole situation (ke = 2.1) and is the most conservative...
