WARose
Structural
- Mar 17, 2011
- 5,594
I have got a continuous beam (about 5 spans) that I am pulling out the stops to try to make work. (It has a uniform distributed load.) One thing I have thought about is using the "bending coefficient" [Cb]. Sounds good for the positive moment (as the top flange is pretty well braced.....but the bottom flange is only retrained at the supports. Am I just stuck with Cb=1.0 ?
Sorry for what seems like such a rudimentary question.....but in a 20+ year career, I'm not sure I've used anything other than Cb=1.0.
Thanks in advance.
Sorry for what seems like such a rudimentary question.....but in a 20+ year career, I'm not sure I've used anything other than Cb=1.0.
Thanks in advance.