CEN 304

PRINCIPLES OF STEEL DESIGN

PLATE NO. 6
TITLE: INVESTIGATION OF COMPRESSION MEMBERS BASED
ON NSCP(AISC) REQUIREMENTS

DATE DUE: April 4 2022

DATE SUBMITTED: April 4, 2022

SUBMITTED BY:

 Bacaoco
 Dalimocon
 Jalandra
 Perater

SUBMITTED TO: ENGR. JOAQUIN L. VALLADAREZ

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

i. OBJECTIVES

ii. PROBLEM

a. PROBLEM STATEMENT AND GIVEN DATA

b. FIGURE/SKETCHES

c. REQUIRED

iii. THEORY/PRINCIPLES/FORMULAS/ASSUMPTIONS

iv. PROCEDURE/PROCESS FLOW

v. ANALYSIS/COMPUTATIONS/SKETCHES

vi. CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS
 I. OBJECTIVES:

II. To determine if column is safe to carry the given loads. Use

LRFD and ASD

III. PROBLEM:

i. PROBLEM STATEMENT AND GIVEN DATA

Given the column:

 D = 180k
 L = 540k
 W14x90
 A992 Steel
ii. FIGURE/SKETCHES
iii. REQUIRED

Determine:

 Determine if column is safe to carry the given loads. Use

LRFD and ASD

IV. THEORY/PRINCIPLES/FORMULAS/ASSUMPTIONS:

Compression members are structural elements that are

subjected only to axial com- pressive forces that is, the loads are
applied along a longitudinal axis through the centroid of the
member cross section, and the stress can be taken as f=P/A,
where f is considered to be uniform over the entire cross section. The
most common type of compression member occurring in buildings and
bridges is the column, a vertical member whose primary function
is to support vertical loads. In many small structures, column axial
forces can be easily computed from the reactions of the beams
that they support or computed directly from floor or roof loads.
The AISC Specification provides for three methods of analysis to
obtain the axial forces and bending moments in members of a
rigid frame, direct analysis method, effective length method and
first-order analysis.
V. SOLUTION:
VI. CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS

 Using the following formulas and equations we are able to

solve for the given loads that the column can safely carry
without collapse or any danger to its structural integrity