An aluminum rod, made from alloy 6061-T6, is made in the form of a hollow square tube, 2.25 in outside with a wall thickness of 0.125 in. Its length is 16.0 in. It carries an axial compressive force of 12 600 lb. Compute the resulting design factor. Assume that the tube does not buckle.

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An aluminum rod, made from alloy 6061-T6, is made in  the form of a hollow square tube, 2.25 in outside with  a wall thickness of 0.125 in. Its length is 16.0 in. It carries an axial compressive force of 12 600 lb. Compute  the resulting design factor. Assume that the tube does not  buckle. 

Mott, Robert L.; Vavrek, Edward M; Wang, Jyhwen. Machine Elements in Mechanical Design (2-downloads) (What's New in Trades & Technology) (p. 211). Pearson Education. Kindle Edition. 

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