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
|
|