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Steel Design (CIVI 306)

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The equations and AISC guidelines for solving this and other columns and compression
member problems can be found in the Manual starting on page 16.1-27.

Book by: Michael Terk

1. First, find r (governing radius of gyration about the axis of buckling, in.):

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r = ry

= 195
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1.2 Example finding Fcr

= 3.04

Eulers-equation)

2. Section E2 of the Specifications section gives the equations to find the design compressive
strength.
Ag = gross area of member, square inches
Fy = specified minimum yield stress, ksi
E = modulus of elasticity, ksi
K = eective length factor
l = laterally unbraced length of member, in.

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3. Next find the design compressive strength by first finding the value for c .

c =

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= 0.519
4. Since this is less than 1.5 the equation:

A W12 X 72 is used as a column. It is 10 feet long and the steel strength is 50 ksi. Find the
maximum compressive load it can hold.

The first section of the Manual will give the properties for the W12 X 72 column. Ag , Ix , and Iy
are found on page 1-20 and 1-21.
W12 X 72
1 = 10 ft
Fy = 50 ksi
Ag = 21.2
Ix = 597
Iy = 195
take K = 1

Fcr = 0.658c Fy
can be used for Fcr (/contents/b944e3aa-4508-4e-8d2a-24a8d7f8a417@3.3:1) and the
column is considered short and stocky.
5. Therefore,
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F
Kl

y
r E

Fcr = 44.7 ksi

Answer
Now we can use the equation

Pn

= Fcr Ag
= 802

where

Solution

= 0.85

 = 0.85
So 802 k is the maximum load the column can sustain.
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