Table 4: Limit missing columns and results under different span.
Span, m |
Numbers of Missing Column |
Maximum Members |
Displacement, mm |
Maximum Support Reactions, kN |
Amount of Steel, kg/m2 |
Limit Load Factors |
40m |
0 |
Φ180×8 |
6 |
86 |
61.55 |
10.81 |
2 |
Φ180×8 |
32 |
300 (3.49) |
61.55 (1.000) |
10.39 |
53.3m |
0 |
Φ180×8 |
17 |
137 |
62.34 |
8.83 |
2 |
Φ325×12 |
89 |
1162 (8.48) |
62.84 (1.008) |
8.52 |
66.6m |
0 |
Φ180×8 |
48 |
283 |
92.75 |
6.78 |
2 |
Φ325×12 |
82 |
1380 (4.88) |
93.26 (1.005) |
6.52 |
80m |
0 |
Φ180×8 |
48 |
283 |
64.27 |
3.8 |
3 |
Φ402×14 |
101 |
1597 (5.64) |
64.80 (1.008) |
3.42 |
93.3m |
0 |
Φ180×8 |
84 |
352 |
64.98 |
3.24 |
3 |
Φ560×16 |
84 |
2165 (6.15) |
66.73 (1.027) |
3.22 |
106.6m |
0 |
Φ219×10 |
100 |
518 |
87.98 |
4.24 |
2 |
Φ450×14 |
97 |
1653 (3.19) |
88.68 (1.008) |
4.25 |
120m |
0 |
Φ245×12 |
131 |
569 |
86.57 |
4.43 |
2 |
Φ500×16 |
131 |
1666 (2.93) |
86.98 (1.005) |
4.42 |