👉 In structural engineering, a slenderness ratio is a measure of the stiffness of a structure. It is defined as the ratio of its maximum bending moment to its maximum shear force. This value can be used to determine if a structure can withstand a given amount of load or strain without breaking. The slenderness ratio is typically expressed in terms of the beam's width, which determines how much it can bend and stretch before it breaks down. A larger slenderness ratio indicates that the beam has
