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A W10x60column of unbraced length L  6m is subjected to loads

axial load from above


P1  150kN

load from beam1 load from beam2


P2  100kN P3  55kN
M2  30kN m M3  10kN m

section properties k  1.0 Fy  250MPa E  200GPa

w10x60 2 kg
A  11355mm wt  89.29 depth  372mm width  111mm
m

6 4 6 4
Ix  164  10 mm rx  111.51mm Iy  48 10 mm ry  65.28mm

Cc 
2π2E  125.664 k L
 53.807
k L
 91.912
Fy rx ry

 2  2
  k L     k L  
   
1   rx    Fy 1   ry    Fy
 2  Cc
2   2  Cc
2 
Fax 
   124.948  MPa Fay 
   96.79  MPa
3 3
3    k L 
k L 
3   k L 
k L 
     
5

 rx     rx  5

 ry     ry 
3 8 Cc 3 3 8 Cc 3
8  Cc 8  Cc

use Fa  Fay
"buckling along the weak axis governs"

flexure along strong axis


 2 
 Fy   
L
200  depth 2  rx  
Lc   4.705 m Cb  1 Fbx 
 3  . 10550000C   Fy  166.667  MPa
250  b
flexure along weak axis Ly  6m

  Ly  
2
200  depth  Fy  
Lc   4.705 m Cb  1 2  ry  
250 Fby    .  Fy  166.667  MPa
10550000Cb
3 

check adequacy

P  P1  P2  P3  305  kN

12 π E 12 π E
Fex   113.229  MPa Fey   38.805 MPa
2 2
23 
1.0 L   1.0 Ly 
 23  
 rx   ry 
depth
e 
2
My  M3  10 kN m
Mx  M2  P2 e  48.6 kN m

actual stresses=
Mx 
depth 
My 
width 
 
fa 
P
 26.86  MPa fbx 
 2   55.12  MPa fby 
 2   11.563 MPa
A Ix Iy

( 1.0)fbx ( 1.0)fby
fa  0.434  0.225
 0.278  1  fa   F  1  fa   F
Fa    
 Fex  bx  Fey  by

fa ( 1.0)fbx ( 1.0)fby
   0.936 less than 1.0 therefore ok
Fa  1  fa   F  1  fa   F
   
 Fex  bx  Fey  by

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