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A braced rigid frame depends on the transfer of moments at its joints for stability.

Using ASD, determine whether the following member satisfies the appropriate AISC interaction equation. Do not consider moment amplification. The loads are 50% dead and 50% live load. Bending is about the x-axis.Given:    W14x82, A992    Applied axial compression force = 220 kip    Applied constant bending moment = 160 ft-kip    L = 15 ft    pin-pin connected    laterally braced at ends    Kx = Ky = 1    Cb = 1

An unbraced beam-column within a rigid frame has an Euler buckling strength of 1,757 kips with a story shear of 3.97 kips. What is the drift index for the column?

Beam-columns have a significant amount of both _______ load.

Determine Cb for the member if the moments at the top and bottom are 180 ft-kip and 330 ft-kip, respectively.

Most columns are subjected to some degree of both _______ load. This is especially true of statically indeterminate structures.

The beam-column of A992 steel is part of a braced frame with L = 15 ft, Pu = 340 kip, Mux = 125 kip-ft. A second-order analysis was performed with factored loads and reduced member stiffnesses to obtain the moments and axial force. Bending is about the strong axis. Considering only the following shapes and values obtained from the AISC procedure for LRFD, select the lightest acceptable shape. Let Kx = 1.0, Ky = 1.0, and Cb = 1.0.ShapeValue of AISC interaction equationW12x581.032W12x720.754W12x790.684W12x870.615W12x960.554 

The beam-column of A992 steel is part of a braced frame with L = 15 ft, Pu = 320 kip, Mux = 105 kip-ft. A second-order analysis was performed with factored loads and reduced member stiffnesses to obtain the moments and axial force. Bending is about the strong axis. Considering only W14x68, W14x74, and W14x82, use ASD to select the lightest acceptable shape. Let Kx = 1.0, Ky = 1.0, and Cb = 1.0.

Compute the LRFD moment amplification factor B1 for the W8x58 made from ASTM A992 steel with L = 15 ft, P = 300 kip, M = 270 kip-ft, and Kx = Ky = 1.0. Bending is about the x axis. The member is part of a braced frame, and the given service loads are 40% dead load and 60% live load. The frame analysis was performed consistent with the effective length method, so the flexural rigidity was unreduced.

Which of the following corresponds to the variable B2?