TABLE A-1 Geometric mean beam-length ratios and configuration factors for parallel equal rectangles [Dunkle (1964)]

 

a/c

 

c/b

0

0.1

0.2

0.4

0.6

1.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

20.0

0

1.000

1.001

1.003

1.012

1.025

1.055

1.116

1.178

1.205

1.230

1.251

 

Fk–j

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

1.001

1.002

1.004

1.013

1.026

1.056

1.117

1.179

1.207

1.233

1.254

 

Fk–j

 

0.00316

0.00626

0.01207

0.01715

0.02492

0.03514

0.04210

0.04463

0.04671

0.04829

0.2

1.003

1.004

1.006

1.015

1.028

1.058

1.120

1.182

1.210

1.235

1.256

 

Fk–j

 

0.00626

0.01240

0.02391

0.03398

0.04941

0.06971

0.08353

0.08859

0.09271

0.09586

0.4

1.012

1.013

1.015

1.024

1.037

1.067

1.129

1.192

1.220

1.245

1.267

 

Fk–j

 

0.01207

0.02391

0.04614

0.06560

0.09554

0.13513

0.16219

0.17209

0.18021

0.18638

0.6

1.025

1.026

1.028

1.037

1.050

1.080

1.143

1.206

1.235

1.261

1.282

 

Fk–j

 

0.01715

0.03398

0.06560

0.09336

0.13627

0.19341

0.23271

0.24712

0.25896

0.26795

1.0

1.055

1.056

1.058

1.067

1.080

1.110

1.175

1.242

1.272

1.300

1.324

 

Fk–j

 

0.02492

0.04941

0.09554

0.13627

0.19982

0.28588

0.34596

0.36813

0.38638

0.40026

2.0

1.116

1.117

1.120

1.129

1.143

1.175

1.246

1.323

1.359

1.393

1.421

 

Fk–j

 

0.03514

0.06971

0.13513

0.19341

0.28588

0.41525

0.50899

0.54421

0.57338

0.59563

4.0

1.178

1.179

1.182

1.192

1.206

1.242

1.323

1.416

1.461

1.505

1.543

 

Fk–j

 

0.04210

0.08353

0.16219

0.23271

0.34596

0.50899

0.63204

0.67954

0.71933

0.74990

6.0

1.205

1.207

1.210

1.220

1.235

1.272

1.359

1.461

1.513

1.564

1.609

 

Fk–j

 

0.04463

0.08859

0.17209

0.24712

0.36813

0.54421

0.67954

0.73258

0.77741

0.81204

10.0

1.230

1.233

1.235

1.245

1.261

1.300

1.393

1.505

1.564

1.624

1.680

 

Fk–j

 

0.04671

0.09271

0.18021

0.25896

0.38638

0.57338

0.71933

0.77741

0.82699

0.86563

20.0

1.251

1.254

1.256

1.267

1.282

1.324

1.421

1.543

1.609

1.680

1.748

 

Fk–j

 

0.04829

0.09586

0.18638

0.26795

0.40026

0.59563

0.74990

0.81204

0.86563

0.90785

 

1.272

1.274

1.277

1.289

1.306

1.349

1.452

1.584

1.660

1.745

1.832

 

Fk–j

 

0.04988

0.09902

0.19258

0.27698

0.41421

0.61803

0.78078

0.84713

0.90499

0.95125