PROBLEM SET NO.

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A W SECTION IS USED AS A BEAM. A 36 STEEL IS USED WITH AN OF Fy = 248 MPa. AND Fu = 414 MPa

* COMPUTE THE ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESS IF IT HAS A SIMPLE SPAN OF 5.0m IF THE BEAM IS LATERALLY SUPPORTED
* COMPUTE THE ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESS IF IT HAS A SIMPLE SPAN OF 3.5m
* COMPUTE THE ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESS IF IT HAS A SIMPLE SPAN OF 5.5m
* COMPUTE THE ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESS IF IT HAS A SIMPLE SPAN OF 7.0m
* COMPUTE THE ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESS IF IT HAS A SIMPLE SPAN OF 9.5m

PROPERTIES OF W SECTION

A = 26967.69 mm^2 rx = 160.53 mm

d = 374.65 mm ry = 100.84 mm
bf = 393.70 mm
tf = 27 mm
tw = 17.27 mm
Ix = 695.11 X 10^6 mm^4
Iy = 274.71 X 10^6 mm^4

A CANTILEVER BEAM HAS A SPAN OF 10.0 m. THE BEAM USED IS W 33 X 240 A 36 STEEL WITH AN OF Fy = 248 MPa
COMPUTE THE SAFE UNIFORM LOAD THAT CAN BE SAFELY CARRIED BY THE BEAM IF THE BEAM WEIGHT IS 3.51 kN/m
USE Cb =1.0

PROPERTIES OF W 33X240

A = 45548 mm^2
d = 850.9 mm
bf = 402.97 mm
tf = 35.56 mm
tw = 21.08 mm
S = 6653 X 10^3 mm^3

* IF THE BEAM IS BRACED LATERALLY

* IF THE BEAM IS UNBRACED

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