6- Alignment charts for columns- easy approach.
Alignment charts for columns. There 2 alignment charts, one is for the braced columns and the other is for the un-braced columns. The assumptions are included.
Alignment chart for columns
An alignment chart for columns is used to get the effective length factor k value for a column based on the condition of the ends. There are two types of alignment charts: one for braced columns and the other for unbraced columns.