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192 FRAME STABILITY [Comm. C2.See Notes in Fig. C-C2.2a.Fig. C-C2.2b. Alignment chart for effective length of columns incontinuous frames – Sidesway Uninhibited.with G defined as( EI L)cG = Σ /(C-C2-2)Σ( EI / L)gThe expression for G given in the footnote of the alignment chart has assumed thatE of the beams and columns are the same. However the alignment chart is valid fordifferent materials if Equation C-C2-2 is used. An equation for the sidesway-inhibitedchart can be found in ASCE Task Committee on Effective Length (1997).<strong>LRFD</strong> Specification for Structural Steel Buildings, December 27, 1999AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION

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