Given:
W10 x 33
Ag = 6260 mm^2
bf/2tf = 9.15
h/tw = 27.1
Ix = 71.2 x 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 15.2 x 10^6 mm^4
Rx = 106 mm
Ry = 49.3 mm
Cw = 212 x 10^9 mm^6
J = 243 x 10^3 mm^4
E = 200000MPa
G = 77200MPa
Kx = Ky = Kz = 1
A992 Steel: Fy = 345MPa, Fu = 450MPa
a. L = 4.6m
b. L = 6.0m
Required:
Nominal Axial Compressive Strength, Pn
Solution:
Slenderness,
KLx/rx = 1(4600)/106 = 43.40 < 200 ok
KLy/ry = 1(4600)/49.3 = 93.31 < 200 ok
W/T ratio,
For flange,
0.56sqrt(E/fy) = 0.56sqrt(200000/345) = 13.48 > 9.15 non-slender
For web,
1.49sqrt(E/fy) = 1.49sqrt(200000/345) = 35.87 > 27.1 non-slender
FB,
Fe = pi^2E/(KLy/ry)^2 = pi^2(200000)/(93.31)^2 = 226.73MPa
Fy/Fe = 345/226.73 = 1.52 <= 2.25
Fcr = (0.658^fy/fe)fy = (0.658^345/226,.73)(345) = 182.48MPa
Pn = FcrAg = 182.48(6260) = 1142.35Kn
TB,
Given:
W18 x 119
Ag = 22600 mm^2
bf/2tf = 5.31
h/tw = 24.5
Ix = 912 x 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 105 x 10^6 mm^4
Rx = 201 mm
Ry = 68.3 mm
Cw = 5450 x 10^9 mm^6
J = 4410 x 10^3 mm^4
E = 200000MPa
G = 77200MPa
Kx = ky = kz = 1.0
A992 Steel: Fy = 345MPa, Fu = 450MPa
L = 3.66m
Required:
Available compressive strength, Pn
Solution:
Given:
W12 x 70
Ag = 15000 mm^2
bf/2tf = 8.22
h/tw = 20.7
Ix = 276 x 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 89.9 x 10^6 mm^4
Rx = 136 mm
Ry = 77.5 mm
Cw = 1970 x 10^9 mm^6
J = 1600 x 10^3 mm^4
E = 200000MPa
G = 77200MPa
Kx = ky = kz = 0.7
A992 Steel: Fy = 345MPa, Fu = 450MPa
L = 20 ft = 6.096m
DL = 560 kips = 2490.88kN
LL = 68 kips = 302.464kN
Required:
Check if adequate for compression
Solution:
Given:
HSS10 x 8 x 3/16
Ag = 3910 mm^2
T = 4.76
B = 190
H = 241
b/t = 43.0
h/tw = 54.5
Ix = 38 x 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 27.1 x 10^6 mm^4
Rx = 98.6 mm
Ry = 83.3 mm
Cw =
J = 49100 x 10^3 mm^4
E = 200000MPa
G = 77200MPa
Kx = ky = kz = 2.0
A500 Steel: Fy = 318MPa
L = 3.65m
Required:
Nominal Compressive Strength Pn,
Solution:
Given:
W21 x 101
Ag = 19200 mm^2
Tw = 12.7 mm
K = 37.1
h = 544 – 2(37.1) = 469.8
bf/2tf = 7.68
h/tw = 37.5
Ix = 1010 x 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 103 x 10^6 mm^4
Rx = 229 mm
Ry = 73.4 mm
Cw = 7040 x 10^9 mm^6
J = 2170x 10^3 mm^4
E = 200000MPa
G = 77200MPa
Kx = ky = kz = 2.0
A992 Steel: Fy = 345MPa
L = 3m
Required,
Nominal compressive strength Pn,
Given:
W18 x 97
Ag = 18400 mm^2
bf/2tf = 6.41
h/tw = 30.0
Ix = 728 x 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 83.7 x 10^6 mm^4
Rx = 199 mm
Ry = 67.3 mm
Cw = 4240 x 10^9 mm^6
J = 2440 x 10^3 mm^4
E = 200000MPa
G = 77200MPa
Kx = 2.2, Ky = 1.0 Kz =
Fy = 414MPa
L = 4m
Required:
Nominal Strength Pn
Soln
Given:
HSS10 x 6 x 5/16
Ag = 5650 mm^2
b/t = 17.6
h/tw = 31.4
Ix = 49.1 x 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 22.2 x 10^6 mm^4
Rx = 93 mm
Ry = 62.7 mm
J = 49100 x 10^3 mm^4
E = 200000MPa
G = 77200MPa
Kx = ky = kz = 1.0
Fy = 318MPa
Lx = 4.9m, Ly = 1.8m
Required:
Design strength for LRFD, Pu
Allowable Strength for ASD, Pa
Solution:
W12 x 65
Ag = 12300 mm^2
bf/2tf = 9.92
h/tw = 24.9
Ix = 222 x 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 72.4 x 10^6 mm^4
Rx = 134 mm
Ry = 76.7 mm
Cw = 1550x 10^9 mm^6
J = 907 x 10^3 mm^4
E = 200000MPa
G = 77200MPa
Kx = Ky = Kz = 1.0
A572 Steel: Fy = 414MPa
Lx = 7.9m, Ly = 3.65m
DL = 800 kN
LL = 1420 kN
Given:
W16 x 40 Beams
Ix = 518 x 10^6 in^4
L = 20 ft
W12 x 58 Columns
Ix = 475 x 10^6 in^4
Iy = 107 x 10^6 mm^4
Rx = 5.28 in
Ry = 2.51 in
E = 29000 ksi
Fy = 50ksi
L = 13ft
Required:
a. Kx for column AB
b. Kx for column BC
c. If fy = 50ksi, is stiffness factor reduction factor applicable to these columns.
Solution:
AB
Given:
WT10.5 x 66
Ag = 12500 mm^4
bf/2tf = 6.01
h/tw = 16.8
tf = 26.4
ybar = 59.2
Ix = 75.3 x 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 69.1 x 10^6 mm^4
Rx = 77.7 mm
Ry = 74.4 mm
Cw = 6.28 x 10^9 mm^6
J = 2340 x 10^3 mm^4
E = 200000MPa
G = 77200MPa
A992 Steel: Fy = 345MPa
KLx = KLy = KLz = 4.88m
Required:
Nominal Compressive Strength Pn,
Solution:
Given:
DL = 135 kN
LL = 310 kN
A572 Steel: Fy = 345MPa
L = 3.66m
