OMPRESSION MEMBERS
PROBLEM 1:
A W250 X 80 is used as a pin-connected column. Determine the column’s critical or buckling load if the column length is (a) 6.5 m, and (b)
4.5 m. Assume that the steel has a proportional limit of 248 MPa.
PROBLEM 2:
The effective length of the built-up column shown is KL = 6.2 m. Using Fy = 345 MPa, determine the LRFD design and ASD allowable axial
strength of the column. 250 58
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PROBLEM 3:
Compute the LRFD design and ASD allowable axial strength of the build-up column. The effective lengths od the column are KL(x) = 9 m
and KL(y) = 4.5 m. Use Fy = 250 MPa. 2225x30
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PROBLEM 4:
A W12 x 65 steel section is used as a compression member. It is 8 m long, pinned connected at each end and has an additional support in
the weak direction at a point 3.6 m from the top. Assume Kx = Ky = 1.0. Use LRFD. (U = 1.2DL + 1.6LL).
a) Determine the critical slenderness ratio.
b) Determine the LRFD critical stress.
c) If the column carries a dead axial load of 800 kN, determine the safe live axial load that the column section could support.
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