St.

Peter’s College
Sabayle St., Iligan City
College of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department

Steel Design
Activity 2
Compression Members

Instructions: Read and solve the following problems. Provide necessary drawings and calculations to
your work. Box your final answer.

1. Two A36 L150 x 90 x 10 angles are used with a 10-mm gusset plate to create a top chord truss. The
long legs are back-to-back making the short legs unstiffened elements. Use NSCP to determine the axial
load capacity for a length of 2 meters.

2. A column 3 m long and pinned at both ends 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 (m2) 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
a. Which of the sections gives the largest allowable compressive stress?
b. Which of the sections gives the smallest allowable compressive stress?
c. Which of the sections gives the most economical (lightest) section for the given load?

3. Determine the allowable axial load P for the nonstandard shape of the given figure for an effective
length of 3.5 m. Use Fy = 248 MPa. Use NSCP.

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Sabayle St., Iligan City
College of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department

Steel Design
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