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University of Maryland: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Maryland: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
NAME:______________________
Determine the design strength of the compression member shown in the figure using the LRFD
Specification and a steel with Fy = 50 ksi.
20 ft
W14 145
12 13
= 39.20
3.98
Using Table 3-50 of the LRFD Manual (Part 16) and by interpolation, the design
compressive strength can be obtained as follows:
39
38.0
F 38.0 39.20 39
39.20 c Fcr c cr
=
c Fcr = 37.96 ksi
37.8 38.0
40 39
40
37.8
Therefore, the design compressive strength is
Pu = c Pn = ( c Fcr )Ag = 37.96(42.7 ) = 1,621 kips
1 of 1
Pu = c Pn = c Fcr Ag
2 of 2