According to IS 800: 2007, the effective length of a prismatic compression member of unsupported length L, with the boundary ad conditions as follows is:
At one end: Restrained against both translation and rotation.
At the other end: Free for translation and restrained against rotation.
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1.2 L
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2 L
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0.8 L
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0.65 L
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