ENGS2.

Columns In-Class Activity

Winter 2014
Record your results and turn in this sheet at the end of class. Name: _____________________________________

1. Pre-activity predictions. How do columns fail? What factors affect the amount of load carried by a column? Of these factors, which have the greatest impact on the load carried?

2. Activity Results. a. How is the load carried by a column affected by height?

b. How is the load carried by a column affect by material?

c. How is the load carried by a column affected by cross-sectional area?

d. How is the load carried by a column affected by cross-sectional shape?

3. Which of the factors identified have the largest effect on the load that may be carried by a column?