If a pin-pin steel column (o, = 50ksi and E=29000ksi) has unbraced length of 30'-0" and has a rectangular cross section as shown below. With a factor of safety of 1.5, what is the maximum allowable axial load that can be applied to the column? Please show work on a separate page. Y 8" 16" X

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If a pin-pin steel column (o, = 50ksi and E=29000ksi) has unbraced length of 30'-0" and has a
rectangular cross section as shown below. With a factor of safety of 1.5, what is the maximum
allowable axial load that can be applied to the column? Please show work on a separate page.
Y
8"
16"
Transcribed Image Text:If a pin-pin steel column (o, = 50ksi and E=29000ksi) has unbraced length of 30'-0" and has a rectangular cross section as shown below. With a factor of safety of 1.5, what is the maximum allowable axial load that can be applied to the column? Please show work on a separate page. Y 8" 16"
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