Review Innovations CE Review for Nov 2020 – Steel Design 5

Situation 1. Situation 3.

An 8 m long steel column is pinned at the top and fixed at A compression member of a steel truss 4.5 m long consist of
the bottom. The column is provided with lateral support at two angles 150x100x10 mm with long legs back to back
midheight about the weak axis. spaced at 10 mm apart.

The properties of the column section are as follows: Properties of one angle:
Ix = 178.1 x 106 mm4 Ix = 5.58 x 106 mm4 Iy = 2.20 x 106 mm4
Iy = 18.8 x 106 mm4 x = 23.75 mm y = 48.75 mm
A = 8129 mm2 A = 2400 mm2 Fy = 345 MPa
Fy = 400 MPa E = 200000 MPa

k = effective length factor Assuming that the ends are hinged and using NSCP
k = 1.0 when both ends are pinned specification determine the following:
k = 0.5 when both ends are fixed
k = 0.7 when one end is fixed and other end is pinned 7. Effective slenderness ratio about x-axis
8. Effective slenderness ratio about y-axis
1. What is the critical effective slenderness ratio? 9. Allowable axial stress.
2. What is the critical load Pc in kN? 10. Safe axial load that the member could carry.
3. What is the buckling stress of the column? 11. Long legs back to back spacing to be equally strong at
both axes

Situation 2. Problem for practice:

A built-up section consisting of W350x90 with two 12 mm Practice 1
plates to form a box section as shown. The section is used as
a column 10 m long. The column is fixed at the bottom end, The W350x90 section is used as a column 10 m long. The
hinged at the top end and braced at 4 m from the top about column is fixed at one end and hinged at the other end.
the weak axis. Use Fy = 248 MPa. Braced at midheight about the weak axis (y-axis). Use Fy =
248 MPa.
y
Properties of W350 x 90:
bf = 250 mm Ix = 266 x 106 mm4
d = 350 mm Iy = 44.54 x 106 mm4
tf = 16.4 mm A = 11550 mm2

1. Determine the effective slenderness ratio of the column

with respect to lateral bucking about the x-axis.
x 2. Determine the effective slenderness ratio of the column
with respect to lateral bucking about the y-axis
3. Determine the axial load capacity of the column in kN
using NSCP.

Practice 2

The W350x90 section is used as a column 12m long. The

column is fixed at one end and the other end is free. Braced
Properties of W350x90: at midheight about the weak axis . Use Fy = 250MPa.
bf = 250 mm Ix = 266 x 106 mm4
d = 350 mm Iy = 44.54 x 106 mm4 Properties of W350x90:
tf = 16.4 mm A = 11550 mm2 bf = 250 mm Ix = 266 x 10 6 mm4
tw = 9.5 mm d = 350 mm Iy = 44.54 x 106 mm4
tf = 16.4 mm A = 11550 mm2
4. Effective slenderness ratio of the column with respect to tw = 9.5mm
lateral bucking about the x-axis.
5. Effective slenderness ratio of the column with respect to 4. Determine the effective slenderness ratio of the column
lateral bucking about the y-axis. with respect to lateral bucking about the x-axis.
6. Axial load capacity of the column in kN using NSCP. 5. Determine the effective slenderness ratio of the column
with respect to lateral bucking about the y-axis.
6. Determine the allowable axial stress of the column in
MPa.
7. Determine the axial load capacity of the column in kN.

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NSCP:

Allowable Compressive Stress

kL
When  Cc (Short column)
r

 (kL / r)2  Fy
Fa = 1− 2 
→ formula − 1
 2C c  FS

Factor of Safety
3
5 3  kL / r  1  kL / r 
FS = +  −  
3 8  Cc  8  Cc 

Compression Index:

2π 2E
Cc =
Fy

kL
When  Cc
r (Long column)

12π2E
Fa = → formula − 2
23(kL / r)2

L – unsupported length or unbraced length

kL/r – effective slenderness ratio

End fixity factor or effective length factor(k)

END CONDITION k
Both ends are fixed 0.5
One end fixed the other is hinged 0.7
Both ends are hinged 1.0
One end fixed the other end is free 2.0

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 (02) 8735-9161 0919-227-9194  (032) 268-5989 0919-822 -5048  (082) 221-1121 0930-256-0998