The effective length of intermediate transverse stiffener is taken as
(a) 2 times the length of stiffener
(b) 0.7 times the length of stiffener
(c) 1.4 times the length of stiffener
(d) 0.5 times the length of stiffener
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My question is from Stiffeners topic in chapter Gantry Girders, Design of Plate Girders & Industrial Buildings of Design of Steel Structures