SALIENT POINTS
- A strut is a structural member which is subjected to an axial compressive force. A strut may be horizontal, vertical or inclined with any end fixity condition.
- A vertical strut is called column, e.g. a pillar between a roof and a floor.
- A column subjected to a compressive force, P, whose line of action is at a distance, e, from the axis of the column is called eccentrically loaded column and e is called the eccentricity.
- Slenderness ratio, sr, is the ratio of length of a member and its least radius of gyration. Numerical value of slenderness ratio classifies a column as short column or long column. Mild steel columns with slenderness ratio more than 80 are called long columns and those with slenderness ratio less than 80 are called ...
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