Can an A992 steel WT12 x 31 column with an effective length of 20 feet in both directions support a dead load of 60 kips and a live load of 20 kips? Use ASD.
Determine the effective length factor, Kx, for column FG of…
Determine the effective length factor, Kx, for column FG of the frame, assuming that the frame is sidesway uninhibited and that all of the assumptions on which the alignment charts were developed are met.Girders BF, CG and DH are W21 x 44 and have a length of L1 = 20 ft.Girders FJ, GK and HL are W21 x 50 and have a length of L2 = 32 ft.Columns AB, EF and IJ are W10 x 68 and have a length of L3 = 16 ft.Columns BC, FG and JK are W10 x 39 and have a length of L4 = 10 ft.Columns CD, GH and KL are W10 x 33 and have a length of L4 = 10 ft.
A W16 x 50 column is made from ASTM A36 steel and has a leng…
A W16 x 50 column is made from ASTM A36 steel and has a length of 30 ft with Kx = 1.8 and Ky = 1.0. Determine the nominal compressive strength, Pn, for this column. Assume the shape is nonslender.
A column is fabricated by bolting a 1/2 x 6 plate to the top…
A column is fabricated by bolting a 1/2 x 6 plate to the top of a W14x132. Determine the distance from the bottom of the W-shape to the centroid of the composite cross section.
A column will buckle in the direction corresponding to the s…
A column will buckle in the direction corresponding to the smallest slenderness ratio, and that ratio would be used in the determination of the column’s compressive strength.
Can an A992 steel WT8 x 25 column with an effective length o…
Can an A992 steel WT8 x 25 column with an effective length of 20 feet in both directions support a dead load of 70 kips and a live load of 60 kips? Use ASD.
Can an A992 steel WT7 x 41 column with an effective length o…
Can an A992 steel WT7 x 41 column with an effective length of 20 feet in both directions support a dead load of 80 kips and a live load of 80 kips? Use ASD.
A W14x370 made with A992 steel is pinned at both ends and br…
A W14x370 made with A992 steel is pinned at both ends and braced in the weak direction as shown. Determine the value of the controlling slenderness ratio Lc/r. Let L1 = 27 ft, L2 = 11 ft, and L3 = 16 ft.
A W12 x 50 column is made from ASTM A36 steel and has a leng…
A W12 x 50 column is made from ASTM A36 steel and has a length of 26 ft with Kx = 1.8 and Ky = 1.0. Determine the nominal compressive strength, Pn, for this column. Assume the shape is nonslender.
A W12 x 50 column is made from ASTM A36 steel and has a leng…
A W12 x 50 column is made from ASTM A36 steel and has a length of 34 ft with Kx = 2.3 and Ky = 1.0. Determine the nominal compressive strength, Pn, for this column. Assume the shape is nonslender.