Problem Set No.

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BEAM-COLUMN DESIGN

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ________________

Year and Section: ___________________________ Subject: _____________
Instruction: Solve the following problem correctly. Strictly. NO ERASURES/CORRECTION ALLOWED;
ERASURES/CORRECTIONS MEANS WRONG.

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3. Use LRFD and select the lightest W12 shape of A992 steel to be used as a beam– column in an unbraced frame.
The member length is 16 feet, and the effective length factors are Kx = 1.0 (non-sway), Kx = 2.0 (sway), and
Ky = 1.0. Factored loads and moments based on first-order analyses are Pu = 75 kips, Mnt = 270 ft-kips, and
Mlt = 30 ft-kips. The frame analysis was performed consistent with the effective length method, so the flexural
rigidity, EI, was unreduced. Use Cm = 0.6 and Cb = 1.67. Bending is about the strong axis.