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Compute the LRFD elastic critical buckling strength, Pe1, for the W18x65 made from ASTM A992 steel with L = 13 ft, P = 470 kip, M = 220 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 30% dead load and 70% live load. The frame analysis was performed using the requirements for the approximate second-order analysis method meaning that a reduced stiffness was used.

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Using ASD, determine the value of the AISC interaction equation for a W12x106 made from ASTM A992. Let L = 16 ft, Kx = Ky = 1.0, and Cb = 1.0. The factored loads are Pnt = 180 kip, Mnt = 170 kip-ft, The member is part of a braced frame, bending is about the x axis, and the ASD moment amplification factor has been determined to be B1 = 1.041.

Determine Cb for the member if the moments at the top and bottom are 110 ft-kip and 560 ft-kip, respectively.

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Compute the LRFD elastic critical buckling strength, Pe1, for the W18x65 made from ASTM A992 steel with L = 14 ft, P = 530 kip, M = 250 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 30% dead load and 70% live load. The frame analysis was performed using the requirements for the approximate second-order analysis method meaning that a reduced stiffness was used.