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Stepped Column

Thread starter meca
Start date Jun 1, 2003

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Jun 1, 2003

meca

Structural

I have a stack that is made of stepped columns that get progressively smaller in diameter as you approach the top. It is a free standing stack. My question is how do you determine the theoretical effective length factor (K) for each section of the stack? It seems to conservative to use a K = 2.0 times the overall height for every section of the stack. Any suggestions?