Beirut Arab University

CVLE 423: Steel Design (I)

Assignment #1

Dept. of Civil Engineering

FALL 2016
Due: September 30 -2016

Problem 1
For each of the steel sections shown below, compute the following
section geometric properties: A - Ix - Iy - rx- ry- (Zx)elas- (Zy)elas & unit

weight w (kg/m). x and y are the centroidal axes.

Y

UPN 240
220

Plate 400mmx 10mm

IPE 300

IPE 400

IPE 300

20

UPN 140

V
Ls 100x100x10

cm

HEA 200

20

cm

10mm

200mm

HEA 300
IPE 300

x
10

mm

200mm

200mm

200mm

Y
CVLE 423 Fall 2016 Assign. #1

Problem 2
The typical intermediate frame shown below is used in an 8-story
steel office building at a spacing of 6m. All floors are constructed of 20 cm
RC slabs over steel beams. Additional loads are:
# Steel skeleton = 80 kg/m2
# Super Imposed DL (all floors) = 200 kg/m2
# Live load (typical floor) = 300 kg/m2
# Rain load = 100 kg/m2
# Axial forces due to Earthquake loads are:
# Column (A) = -40 tons

# Column (B) = +10 tons

# Column (C) = -50 tons

# Column (D) = +80 tons

8@4m = 32m

Using LRFD load combinations, compute the required axial compressive

strength (PU) for columns A-B-C-D.

column A
8m

column B

column C

column D

12m

12m
32m

CVLE 423 Fall 2016 Assign. #1