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Download Solution PDFTo account for shear deformation, the effective slenderness ratio of battened columns shall be taken as
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As per IS 800 : 2007
Clause 7.7.1.4; The effective slenderness ratio (KL/r)e, of battened columns, shall be taken as 1.1 times the (KL/r)∘, the maximum actual slenderness ratio of the column, to account for shear deformation effects.
Clause 7.6.1.5; The effective slenderness ratio, (KL/r)e, of laced columns shall be taken as 1.05 times the (KL/r)∘, the actual maximum slenderness ratio, in order to account for shear deformation effects.
Hence option (1) is the correct answer.
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