Question

if the slenderness ratio for a column is 100 then it is said to be a __________ column. a. long b. medium c. short d. cant define

Answer 1

A short steel column is one whose slenderness ratio as well as it does not exceed 5 even an intermediate length steel column has a slenderness ratio which is also ranging from about 50 to 200,

and its behavior is dominated by the strength limit of the material, while a long steel column is also assumed to have a slenderness ratio greater than 200