Question: The W 1 4 4 3 * * structural A - 3 6 steel column is fixed at its bottom and free at its top.

The W1443** structural A-36 steel column is fixed at its bottom and free at its top. Determine the greatest eccentric load P that can be applied. Use the Interaction Method. Use the Steel Construction guidelines for buckling.
The allowable stress in bending is allb=20ksi.
*See reference folder on Brightspace for Geometric Properties of Structural Shapes as well as Buckling Formulas.
The W 1 4 4 3 * * structural A - 3 6 steel column

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