The A992 steel (E = 200GPa) column can be considered pinned…
The A992 steel (E = 200GPa) column can be considered pinned at the top and bottom and braced against its weak axis at the mid-height. Determine the maximum allowable force P that the column can support without buckling. Apply a F.S. = 2 against buckling. Take A= 7.4 x 10-3 m2, Ixx=87.9 x 10-6 m4 and Iyy = 18.7 x 10-6 m4 a = 6 m