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Steel Design (CIVI 306)
Solution
The equations and AISC guidelines for solving this and other columns and compression
member problems can be found in the Manual starting on page 16.1-27.
Book by: Michael Terk
1. First, find r (governing radius of gyration about the axis of buckling, in.):
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r = ry
= 195
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1.2 Example finding Fcr
= 3.04
Eulers-equation)
2. Section E2 of the Specifications section gives the equations to find the design compressive
strength.
Ag = gross area of member, square inches
Fy = specified minimum yield stress, ksi
E = modulus of elasticity, ksi
K = eective length factor
l = laterally unbraced length of member, in.
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3. Next find the design compressive strength by first finding the value for c .
c =
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= 0.519
4. Since this is less than 1.5 the equation:
A W12 X 72 is used as a column. It is 10 feet long and the steel strength is 50 ksi. Find the
maximum compressive load it can hold.
The first section of the Manual will give the properties for the W12 X 72 column. Ag , Ix , and Iy
are found on page 1-20 and 1-21.
W12 X 72
1 = 10 ft
Fy = 50 ksi
Ag = 21.2
Ix = 597
Iy = 195
take K = 1
Fcr = 0.658c Fy
can be used for Fcr (/contents/b944e3aa-4508-4e-8d2a-24a8d7f8a417@3.3:1) and the
column is considered short and stocky.
5. Therefore,
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Kl
y
r E
Fcr = 44.7 ksi
Answer
Now we can use the equation
Pn
= Fcr Ag
= 802
where
Solution
= 0.85
= 0.85
So 802 k is the maximum load the column can sustain.
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