Select the lightest W shape that will act as a column of 7 m long with both end hinged and support an axial load of 12KN with the safety factor of 2.2, assume the proportional limit for steel is 200 Mpa and E=208 Gpa

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Select the lightest W shape that will act as a column of 7 m long with both end hinged and support an axial load of
12KN with the safety factor of 2.2, assume the proportional limit for steel is 200 Mpa and E=208 Gpa

 

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