AD 408: Effective length of cantilevers

SCI has recently been contacted regarding the effective length of cantilevers and the effective length factors applied for destabilizing loads which are tabulated in Figure 3.2 of SCI publication P360. The effective length factors were queried when compared with the factors tabulated in Table 14 of BS 5950-1.

This AD note demonstrates that the information given in P360 and BS 5950-1 are identical but presented differently.

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