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Refresher Module S22 Steel Columns 2
Refresher Module S22 Steel Columns 2
1. Using the appropriate alignment chart, determine the effective length factor SITUATION:
of column BC. Assume this to be uninhibited. A hollow circular steel column shown in the figure has an outside diameter of 150
A. 2.30 C. 1.52 mm and inside diameter of 138 mm. Column AC has a length of 4m and beam
B. 0.60 D. 2.73 AB has a length of 6m. Use E=210 GPa.
2. Using the appropriate alignment chart, determine the effective length factor
of column AB. Assume this to be uninhibited.
A. 2.63 C. 0.50
B. 1.44 D. 2.56
3. Using the appropriate alignment chart, determine the effective length factor
of column DE. Assume this to be inhibited.
A. 1.25 C. 2.65
B. 0.86 D. 0.53
SITUATION.
The sway frame shown consists of members with identical I/L values.
SITUATION.
A steel frame shown in the figure and it is braced against joint translation
(sidesway). The girders are W21x402 with I=0.0051 m4. The columns are
W21x93, with I=0.0086 m4. It is required to determine the effective length of the
column KL using the alignment chart.
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2. Determine the safe axial load that the column could carry (kN)
A. 514 B. 730 C. 773 D. 859
The subscripts A and B in the chart refer to the joints at two ends of the column
section being considered. The factor G is defined as:
in which the ∑ indicates the summation of all members rigidly connected to that
column joint, 𝐼𝑐𝑜𝑙 is the moment of inertia and 𝐿𝑐 is the unsupported length of a
column section, and 𝐼𝑔 is the moment of inertia and 𝐿𝑔 is the unsupported length
of a girder or other restraining member. In calculating G, only rigidly attached
girders or columns are included.