STEEL DESIGN

Max. time of 20 minutes for every problem

• A W 460 x 177 column section has a length of 8 m. Using NSCP
Specifications: A = 22600 mm^2, rmin = 68.2 mm.
• The safe axial load if both ends are hinged.
• The safe axial load if both ends are built-in or fixed.
• The safe axial load if both ends are fixed but braced at the mid-point.
• A column 3 m long and pinned at both end carries an axial load of 190 kN. The column is made
up of 2 angles of unequal legs with long legs back to back and separated by a gusset plate
whose thickness is 11 mm. Use A36 steel with Fy = 248 MPa and
E = 200 000 MPa. Three sections are being considered, as follows, with their respective
properties relevant of this problem (length units are in meters):

Section                                       A(m^2)                                   rx (m)                                        ry (m)        

                
2L 125 x 75 x 12                      0.00454                                  0.0390                                       0.0160
2L 150 x 90 x 10                      0.00463                                  0.0480                                       0.0195
2L 150 x 90 x 12                      0.00550                                  0.0500                                       0.0251
• Which of the following gives the largest allowable compressive stress.
• The value of the largest allowable compressive stress.
• Which of the sections gives the smallest allowable compressive stress.
• The section that gives the most economical (lightest) section for the given load.