Refresher - Structural Design Ang Construction
Refresher - Structural Design Ang Construction
Refresher - Structural Design Ang Construction
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Situation: 1 – 3 6.Allowable axial load.
A. 128.78 kN C. 485.60
B. 488.08 D. 1840.41
Situation: 7 – 9
A W14x500 is used as a beam to support
a concrete floor system. The floor is
to carry a total load of 250 kPa. The
beam is simply supported over a span
of 6 m. The properties are as follow:
A W14x211 beam, has a web thickness of d = 498 mm
24.90 mm, is connected to a steel tw = 56 mm
girder by 4-25 mm bolts as shown Ix = 3417 x 106 mm4
above. The bolts are A325 (Fv = 207 Sx = 13730 x 103 mm3
MPa) with threads excluded from shear Self weight = 7.32 kN/m
plane. The steel beam is A53 with Fy = Assume the beam is laterally supported
241 MPa and Fu = 414 MPa. The angles over its length and that the allowable
and its connection are assumed to be stress in bending is 0.66Fy and in
adequate to carry the loads. Determine shear on gross section is 0.4Fy. Use
the maximum end reaction that the beam A36 steel with Fy = 248 MPa. Allowable
can resist if: deflection is L/360. Determine the
1.Bolt shear governs. center-to-center spacing of the beams:
A. 813 kN C. 1020 7.Without exceeding the allowable shear
B. 406 D. 510 stress.
2.Web bearing governs (Fb = 1.2Fu). A. 4.0 m C. 3.6
A. 994 kN C. 497 B. 3.7 D. 3.5
B. 2474 D. 1237 8.Without exceeding the allowable
3.Block shear governs. bending stress.
A. 862 kN C. 1183 A. 2.0 m C. 1.90
B. 875 D. 502 B. 2.1 D. 1.80
9.Without exceeding the allowable
Situation: 4 - 6 deflection.
A 4.50-m steel column fixed at both A. 2.5 m C. 2.7
ends is laterally supported at its B. 2.6 D. 2.8
weaker axis 2.00 m from the bottom.
The column is a W6x20: Situation: 10 – 12
A = 3,790 mm2 Steel column 3.6-m long and hinged at
rx = 67.4 mm both ends is used to carry an axial
ry = 38 mm load of 1000 kN. The column is
d = 157 mm subjected to end moments (reverse
4.Maximum slenderness ratio. curvature) with M1 = 90%M2. Fy = 248
A. 33.38 C. 46.05 MPa, E = 200 GPa. The allowable axial
B. 36.84 D. 126.17 stress Fa = 115 MPa and the allowable
5.Critical slenderness ratio. bending stress Fb = 149 MPa. The
A. 33.38 C. 46.05 properties of the section are as
B. 36.84 D. 126.17 follow:
A = 0.013 m2
Situation: 13 - 16
A steel section of 40-mm thick, 300-
mm wide top flange and 40mm thick,
400-mm wide bottom flange has a total
depth of 500 mm and web thickness of
40 mm.
13. Calculate the elastic section
modulus.
A. 8104000 m3 C. 7465216 20. Determine the plastic moment
B. 4052000 D. 6331883 considering beam mechanism.
14. Calculate the plastic section A. 120 kN-m C. 240
modulus. B. 180 D. 290
A. 8104000 m3 C. 7465216 21. Determine the plastic moment
B. 4052000 D. 6331883 considering sidesway mechanism.
15. Calculate the shape factor. A. 120 kN-m C. 240
A. 1.56 C. 1.84 B. 180 D. 290
B. 1.28 D. 1.09 22. Determine the plastic moment
16. Calculate the plastic moment capacity considering combined mechanism.
of the section if it has a yield A. 120 kN-m C. 240
strength of 248 MPa. B. 180 D. 290
A. 2010 kN-m C. 1111
B. 1005 D. 942 23. Design the plastic section modulus
of a A36 steel.
Situation: 17 - 19 A. 697742 m3 C. 967472
Determine the plastic moment of a B. 967742 D. 694772
steel propped beam of 5 m length
carrying: Situation: 24 - 26
17. A 140 kN concentrated 3 m from the A box column is built up by welding
fixed end. two channels at their flanges.
A. 100 kN C. 120 d = 250 mm
B. 110 D. 130 wt = 17 mm
fw = 77 mm