Differentiate between short column and slender column, Civil Engineering

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Differentiate between Short Column and Slender Column

Short Column

It is a column of  rectangular section, the effective length of which does not exceed 12 times of  its least lateral dimension.

Slender Column

It is a column of  rectangular section, the effective length of which exceeds 12 times of  its least lateral dimension.

 


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