Question: ( 3 5 points ) For a 4 4 ft . column in a parking garage structure, with a fixed support at the top, pinned

(35 points) For a 44 ft . column in a parking garage structure, with a fixed support at the top, pinned support at the bottom and additional supports at 18 ft . from the top and 13 ft . from the bottom to brace the column in the weak axis only. Select the lightest available rectangular HSS 1210, HSS 128 or HSS 126 section (ASTM A500 Grade B) through the LRFD and ASD methods for the column loads PD=60k,PL=55k and PE=65k. Make sure you include units in all your final answers.
(a) Select the section by trial-and-error method by making an initial assumption of 75 for the slenderness ratio and then using the critical stress values in Table 4-22 of the AISC Manual.
(b) Repeat the problem using Table 4-3 of the AISC Manual and compare with part (a).
Giqhest HSS1E\times 10
P0=60K
13 ft
( 3 5 points ) For a 4 4 ft . column in a parking

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