CIV ENG 5210/ARCH ENG 5210-Assignment #1 Due date by 2:00 pm, Jan.

28, 2021

Use LRFD only in all problems

1) The results of a tensile test are shown in the table below. The test was performed on a metal
specimen with a circular cross section. The diameter was 0.375 inch and the gage length (the length
over which the elongation is measured) was 2 inches.
a. Use the data in the table to produce a table of stress and strain values.
Answer: Graph plotted
b. Plot the stress-strain data and draw a best-fit curve.
Answer: Graph plotted
c. Compute the modulus of elasticity from the initial slope of the curve.
Answer: The modulus of elasticity was found to be 27866 ksi.
d. Estimate the yield stress.
Answer: From graph the yield stress is approximately 35 ksi.

2) A column in a building is subjected to the following service load effects: 9 kips compression from
dead load, 5 kips compression from roof live load, 6 kips compression from snow, 8 kips compression
from wind. Answers are on attached engineering paper.
a. If load and resistance factor design is used, determine the factored load (required strength) to
be used in the design of the column. Which AISC load combination controls?
b. What is the required design strength of the column?
c. What is the required nominal strength of the column for a resistance factor cf> of 0.90?
3) A flat roof is subject to the following uniformly distributed loads: a dead load of 21 psf (pounds per
square foot of roof surface), a roof live load of 12 psf, a snow load of 13.5 psf, and a wind load of 22
psf upward. (Although the wind itself is in a horizontal direction, the force that it exerts on this roof is
upward. It will be upward regardless of wind direction. The dead, live, and snow loads are gravity loads
and act downward.). If load and resistance factor design is used, compute the factored load (required
CIV ENG 5210/ARCH ENG 5210-Assignment #1 Due date by 2:00 pm, Jan. 28, 2021

strength) in pounds per square foot. Which AISC load com-bination controls? Answers are on attached
engineering paper.
 Elongation
Area (in^2)= 0.1105 Load (lb) Stress (psi) Stress (ksi) x10^-6 (In) Elongation (in) Strain (in/in)
0 0 0 0 0 0
550 4977.375566 4.977375566 350 0.00035 0.000175
1100 9954.751131 9.954751131 700 0.0007 0.00035
1700 15384.61538 15.38461538 900 0.0009 0.00045
2200 19909.50226 19.90950226 1350 0.00135 0.000675
2800 25339.36652 25.33936652 1760 0.00176 0.00088
3300 29864.25339 29.86425339 2200 0.0022 0.0011
3900 35294.11765 35.29411765 2460 0.00246 0.00123
4400 39819.00452 39.81900452 2860 0.00286 0.00143
4900 44343.8914 44.3438914 3800 0.0038 0.0019
4970 44977.37557 44.97737557 5300 0.0053 0.00265
5025 45475.11312 45.47511312 7800 0.0078 0.0039

Strain (in/in) Stress (ksi)

0 0 Stress vs. Strain
0.000175 4.977375566 50
0.00035 9.954751131 45
40
0.00045 15.38461538
35
0.000675 19.90950226
Stress (ksi) 30
0.00088 25.33936652 25
0.0011 29.86425339 20 y = 27866x + 0.6622
0.00123 35.29411765 15
0.00143 39.81900452 10
0.0019 44.3438914 5
0.00265 44.97737557 0
0 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.004 0.005
0.0039 45.47511312
Strain (in/in)