A 24 ft column in a braced frame building is to be built into a wall in such a manner that it will be continuously braced in its weak axis direction but not about its strong axis direction. If the member is to consist of 50 ksi and is assumed to have fixed ends, select the lightest satisfactory W10 section available using the AISC Specification. Loads are PD = 175 k and PL = 130 k. Select the lightest satisfactory W8 section available.

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A 24 ft column in a braced frame building is to be built into a wall in such a manner that it will be continuously braced in its weak axis direction but not about its strong axis direction. If the member is to consist of 50 ksi and is assumed to have fixed ends, select the lightest satisfactory W10 section available using the AISC Specification. Loads are PD = 175 k and PL = 130 k. Select the lightest satisfactory W8 section available.

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