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(OP)
hi everyone.
When somebody says a beam is spanning in direction lx of the slab, what does he exactly mean? That a beam is parallel to lx length or ly length? Note: lx is shorter distance while ly is longer one.

Thanks in advance.

RE: Beam

The beam spans the shorter distance, lx.

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(OP)
Thanx hokie66, your anser wil be more usefull if you tell be wether its parallel to lx or ly. English is not my mothe tongue, please help. I think you are still online.

RE: Beam

Let me put it another way.  If your slab is 5 metres x 10 metres, with lx=5 and ly=10, a beam spanning in the lx direction is 5 metres long.

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(OP)
ok thanks once again hokie66. According to your answer the beam is parrallel lo lx. Thanks once again!
Anybody with different idea.

RE: Beam

I think hokie has it right.

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