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Which of the following statements accurately assesses the significance of wage labor in America during the Gilded Age?

What is the name sometimes given to the 1920s U.S. foreign policy? 

According to section G1 of AISC 360, what is the value of the shear safety factor?

Using LRFD, determine the design shear strength of a W18x86 made from A992 steel.

Determine the maximum deflection for a W14x74 beam made of A36 steel. Let w = 320 lb/ft and L = 25 ft. Ignore the weight of the beam.

Pick the lightest W-shape with an unbraced length of 19 ft that can support a bending moment of 720 kip-ft (ASD).

Ideally, holes in flanges should be placed where there is low _______, while holes in web sections should be placed in areas with low _______.

Самолёты ча́сто _______ люде́й в ра́зные страны́  Planes often carry people to different countries

Determine the limiting laterally unbraced length for the limit state of inelastic lateral-torsional buckling, Lr, for a W14x90 with a simple span of 24 ft if lateral bracing for the compression flanges is provided at the ends only. Use Fy = 50 ksi.

Using LRFD, determine the design shear strength of a W21x83 made from A992 steel.