A column consists of a 2.5 m long hollow tube with an outside diameter equal to 1.5 times that of the inside diameter. The column must carry an axial load of 40 KN without buckling. Use a factor of safety of 5 and calculate the dimensions of the tube if one end is fixed and the other end is free. Use the Euler formula and take ?=200 ???.

A column consists of a 2.5 m long hollow tube with an outside diameter equal to 1.5 times that of the inside diameter. The column must carry an axial load of 40 KN without buckling. Use a factor of safety of 5 and calculate the dimensions of the tube if one end is fixed and the other end is free. Use the Euler formula and take ?=200 ???.

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Chapter11: Columns

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Problem 11.4.3P: An aluminum pipe column (E = 10,400 ksi) with a length L = 10.0 ft has inside and outside diameters...

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