Principles of Structural Design : Wood, Steel, and Concrete by Ram S. Gupta

By Ram S. Gupta

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13, ­determine the plastic moment capacity. The plastic neutral axis (where C = T) is at 20 mm above the base. The yield strength is 275 MPa. 13 An asymmetric section. 14 The design moment capacity of a rectangular beam section is 2000 ft-lb. The material’s strength is 10,000 psi. 6 according to the (1) elastic theory, (2) plastic theory. 14, design a circular section. 16 The following vertical loads are applied on a structural member. Determine the critical vertical load in psf for all the ASCE 7-05 combinations.

22) 3. 23) 4. 24) 5. 25) 6. 26) 7. 5 for all occupancies when the unit live load does not exceed 100 psf except for garage and public assembly places and value of 1 is for 100 psf load and for any load on garage and public place For other special loads like fluid load, flood load, rain load, and earth pressure, a reference is made to Chapter 2 of the ASCE 7-05. 4 A simply supported roof beam receives loads from the following sources taking into account the respective tributary areas. Determine the loading diagram for the beam according to the ASCE 7-05 combinations.

8 and assume no slenderness effect. The yield strength of wood in compression is 4000 psi. 7 The service dead and live loads acting on a round tensile member of steel are 10 and 20 k, respectively. 9. Determine the diam2 in. eter of the member. The yield strength of steel is 36 ksi. 8 A steel beam spanning 30 ft is subjected to a service dead load of 400 lb/ft and a service live load of 1000 lb/ft. What is the size of a rectangular beam if the depth is twice the width? The resis5 in. 9. The yield strength of steel is 50 ksi.

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