// Example 4.9, page no-212 clear clc sg1=0.85 sg2=0.8 span=150 H=span/(sg1-sg2) printf("(a)\nH=%d mm = %dm",H,H/1000) span_min=1500 span2=span_min*(sg1-sg2) span2=ceil(span2) printf("\n(b)\nD/P span = %d mm",span2)