Generally, the "effective length" can be regarded as a length based on the member length but different due to the specific boundary conditions. In the environment of Dlubal Software, it is mostly used as a generic term or synonym for the buckling length or the lateral-torsional buckling length. Therefore, you can see this term especially in the member design modules performing stability analyses.
Structural Analysis Wiki
The Dlubal Structural Analysis Wiki explains technical terms used in structural analysis and design. The terms are given in alphabetical order and are usually used in Dlubal Software.
- c/t-Part
- Calculation Diagram
- Cell
- Cement
- Chemical Shrinkage
- Climatic Load
- Clipping Box
- Clipping Plane
- Combination Expression
- Combination Scheme
- Combination Wizard
- Comment
- Component
- Composition
- Concrete
- Configuration Manager
- Construction Stages
- Contact Solid
- Control Panel
- Coordinate Systems
- Creep
- Cross-Section Library
- Mass Case
- Mass Combination
- Mass Loads
- Material Library
- Member
- Member Division
- Member Eccentricities
- Member Elastic Foundation
- Member Hinge
- Member Imperfection
- Member Load
- Member Loads from Area Load
- Member Loads from Free Line Load
- Member Nonlinearity
- Member Orientation
- Member Representative
- Member Result Intermediate Point
- Member Set Imperfections
- Member Set Load
- Member Set Representative
- Member Stiffness
- Member Stiffness Modification
- Member Support
- Member Type
- Minimum Reinforcement
- Modal Analysis
- Modal Mass
- Mode Shape
- Model Check
- Model Generator
- Modeling Tools
- Modulus of Elasticity
- Modulus of Elasticity
- Moving Load
- Second Moment of Area
- Second-Order Analysis
- Sections
- Selection
- Selection Options
- Service Phases
- Set of Members
- Shear Modulus
- Shear Panel
- Shear Reinforcement
- Shell
- Shrinkage
- Snow Load Wizard
- Solid
- Solid Load
- Solid Mesh Refinement
- Solid Set
- Solid Set Load
- Spring
- Static Analysis Settings
- Stiffening
- Stiffness
- Strength
- Stress
- Structural Engineering
- Structural System | Model
- Structure Modification
- Structure Stability
- Super Combination
- Support Reaction
- Surface
- Surface Contact
- Surface Contact Type
- Surface Eccentricity
- Surface Imperfections
- Surface Load
- Surface Mesh Refinement
- Surface Release
- Surface Results Adjustment
- Surface Set
- Surface Set Imperfections
- Surface Side
- Surface Stiffness
- Surface Stiffness Modification
- Surface Support
- Swelling
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