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  2. Centre-to-centre distance - Wikipedia

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    By expressing a distance in c.t.c., one can measure distances between columns with different diameters without confusion. This concept applies to other architectural features that may have variable diameters/widths and spacings, such as pillars or ceiling beams and baffles.

  3. Euler's critical load - Wikipedia

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    The cross-section of the column is uniform throughout its length. The direct stress is very small as compared to the bending stress (the material is compressed only within the elastic range of strains). The length of the column is very large as compared to the cross-sectional dimensions of the column. The column fails only by buckling.

  4. Column - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] In the case of free-standing columns, the decorative elements atop the shaft are known as a finial. Modern columns may be constructed out of steel, poured or precast concrete, or brick, left bare or clad in an architectural covering, or veneer. Used to support an arch, an impost, or pier, is the topmost member of a column. The bottom ...

  5. Reinforced concrete column - Wikipedia

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    Spiral columns are cylindrical columns with a continuous helical bar wrapping around the column. The spiral acts to provide support in the transverse direction and prevent the column from barreling. The amount of reinforcement is required to provide additional load-carrying capacity greater than or equal to that attributed from the shell as to ...

  6. Slenderness ratio - Wikipedia

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    It is defined as / where is the effective length of the column and is the least radius of gyration, the latter defined by = / where is the area of the cross-section of the column and is the second moment of area of the cross-section. The effective length is calculated from the actual length of the member considering the rotational and relative ...

  7. I-beam - Wikipedia

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    Technical terms for similar items include H-beam, I-profile, universal column (UC), w-beam (for "wide flange"), universal beam (UB), rolled steel joist (RSJ), or double-T (especially in Polish, Bulgarian, Spanish, Italian, and German). I-beams are typically made of structural steel and serve a wide variety of construction uses.

  8. Size effect on structural strength - Wikipedia

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    In the real world, because of size effects, a larger beam will fail at a lower stress than a smaller beam. The structural size effect concerns structures made of the same material, with the same microstructure. It must be distinguished from the size effect of material inhomogeneities, particularly the Hall-Petch effect, which describes how the ...

  9. Shear and moment diagram - Wikipedia

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    Shear and Bending moment diagram for a simply supported beam with a concentrated load at mid-span. Shear force and bending moment diagrams are analytical tools used in conjunction with structural analysis to help perform structural design by determining the value of shear forces and bending moments at a given point of a structural element such as a beam.