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The effective thickness of a __________ column is equal to the actual thickness.(a) Square(b) Rectangular(c) Circular(d) TrapezoidalThe question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.My question is taken from Effective Length and Thickness of Wall in portion Load Bearing Walls of Construction & Building Materials

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Correct choice is (b) Rectangular

The best I can EXPLAIN: The effective thickness of a rectangular column is equal to the ACTUAL thickness. The effective thickness for non-rectangular COLUMNS is CALCULATED by MULTIPLYING the thickness of the square column with the moment of inertia.



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