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UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING 3B (SUCCIA4): ASSESSMENT 1-2023

INSTRUCTIONS:
I. Answer all questions.
2. Time allowed = 2hrs 15mins.

QUESTION I (20)

(a) In the design of tension members, why is the yield load usually taken as the limiting load for
yielding of the gross-section and not the ultimate load?
' (2)
f (b) What is the advantage of using staggered bolted holes in tension members over vertical aligned
I
holes
(3)
( c) A si~gle_ ..QJ)Ox _!} channel s,ection is welded to a gusset plate using a _transverse _weld and tw~
lQ,!lgltudmal welds of egual lengths, as shown in Figure I. If the grade of steel_ ts .WW. (fu -
480MPa) and the channel is required to resist a force of 420kN, check whether 1t can resist the

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force. The weld is 8 mm in size.
( d) Calculate the tensile capacity of the channel if the transverse weld is removed.

re 100

Figure 1
(15)
QUESTION 2 (20)

•
• ts o f an isolated
AnTlexhibition. stand conSis • F'1gure
steel column with arms cantilevering out as shown m
2 • ie magmtudes of the loads on each arm a1!'%d1calea. All loads are considered live loads and any
of these loads may or may not be acting at any given time. Ignore the self-weight o f . ~ ~ -

(a) What is the required load case in which the member can designed as a column.
(b) I~ a 203x203x46 H-section (Grade 350W) is chosen for this case,
( 1) Check if local buckling is critical.
(ii) What is the possible maximum length of this column?
(c) Hence calculate all possible buckling stresses for the column, based on this length.
(d) Finally, check the adequacy of the column section to support the applied loads.

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45kN

rigid tooting

Figure 2

QUESTION 3 (30) fu
A characteristic live load of 50kN/m is applied in spans AB and iCl):>f the e 1 in Figure '.L,Latex:eL
.r~stra,jpJ._.is provided at both top and bottom fl~nges at the supports, and th. e s A and D are fr_ee.
A~uming that the load is normal and the stee_l ts Grade 350W, check wheth a x 178x67 I-section
can resist the ult' mate load. Ignore the self-weight of the beam and the deflec on.

2.5m Sm 2.5m

Figure 3
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SI Units x--x

x-x axis y-y axis

thickness
Section Mass Area Depth Width Sx rx ly I Sy
ry
Web /Fla nge Ix 3 mm 3 mm
Number kg/m mm 2
mm mm 10 mm
6 4 10
mm 106 mm4 10 mm mm
3 3
mm 62.4 /22.0
94 / 18.2 / 16.5 I 168 881 / 133 I 4.6o
C38 0 X 74 I 74.4 /9,480 I 381 I 55.5 /22.5
x 60 I 59.4 / 7,570 / 381 / 89 /13. 2/ 16.5 I 145 760 / 138 / 3.84
51.4 /23.0
131 687 / 143 I 3.39
X 50 I 50.5 I 6.430 I 381 I 86 / 10.2 / 16.5 I I / 19.3
I 80 / 13.o I 12.7 I 67.3 442 I
109 2.12 33.6
C3 10 x 45 44.7 / 5,690 / 305 / I 109 I 1.85
3o.9 I 19.8
0 / 305 / 77 I
9.8 I 12.7 I 59.9 393
I /20.1
x 37 / 37.1
30.8
/4,72
/3,92 0 / 305 / 74 I
7.2 I 12.7 I 53.5 351 l
109 1.59 28.2
26.8 /16.8
x 31 I
337 /86.9 / 1.60
76 I 17.1 / 11.1 I 42.8
C250 x 45 / 44.5 / 5,670 / 254 j 299 /89.3 / 1.40
24.3 /17.2
/ 37.3 /4,75 0 / 254 / 73 I 13.4 I 11.1 I 37.9 21.5 / 17.5
x 37
32.7 257 /93.o I 1.16
x 30 / 29.6 I 3,780 / 254 j 69 I 9.6 I 11.1 I 219 /98. 2/ 0.922
18.8 I 17.9
27.8
/ 22.6 /2,880 / 254 / 65 I 6.1 I 11.1 / 16.3
I
x 23 19.3
222 /81. 9/ 1.01
, C230 x 30 / 29.8 / 3,800 / 229
I
67 I 11.4 I 10.5 I 25.5
186 /86. 6/ 0.806
16.8 / 16.8
0 / 229 / 63 I 7.2 I 10.5 I 21.3 15.6 I 16.8
1
x 22 / 22.3 /2,84 173 /88.5 / 0.716
0 / 229 / 61 I 5.9 I 10.5 I 19.8 16.6 / 15.2
x 20 / 19.8 / 2,53 180 /71.5 / 0.82 5
/ 57 I 12.4 / 9.9 I 18.2 15.5
1
C200 x 28 / 27.9 / 3,56 0 / 203
147 /75.7 / 0.62 7 13.9 I
/ 2,600 / 203 / 57 I 7.7 I 9.9 I 14.9 12.8 /15. 8
x 21 / 20.4
I 13.5 133 /78. 9/ 0.54 4
x17 / 17.o /2,1 70/ 203 I 57 I 5.6 I 9.9 127 /63.8 / 0.56 8 12.8 / 14.4
10.6 I 9.3 I 11.3
C180 x 22 / 21.9 /2,780 / 178 / 58 I 10.0 113 /65. 8/ 0.47 6 11.4 /14.4
/ 18.2 /2,310 / 178 / 55 I 8.o I 9.3
I
x 18 99.6 /69.2 / 0.40 5 10.3 /14.8
I 8.86
x15 )14 .5/1 ,85 0/1 78/ 53 I 5.3 I 9.3 93.7 /53.9 0.42 5 10.3 /13.2
I C150 x 19 / 19.2 /2,450 / 152 / 54
I11.1 / 8.7 I 7.12 I
9.13 I 13.3
51 8.o I 8.7 I 6.22 81.9 j56. 0/ 0.351
x16 /15 ,5/1 ,98 0/1 52/ I
7o.6 /59.o I 0.27 9 7.93 / 13.5
8.7 I 5.36
I

x 12 / 12.1 /1,5 40/ 152 / 48 I 5.1 I 68.7 /44.6 / 0.34 6 8.85 /12. 6
52 / 12.0 I 8.1 I 4.36
C130 x 17 / 17.2 /2, 190 / 127 / 57.6 /46.4 / 0.25 2 7.20 I 12.2
I 8.1 I 3.66
x13 /13. 3/1, 700 / 127 / 47 I 8.3 /49.5 I o.19 5 6.14 /12.4
8.1 3.o9 48.6
/ 9.9 /1,260) 127 / 44 I 4.8
I I
x 10 3/ 0.17 4 5.52 /11.3
I 8.2 I 7.5 I 1.91 37.4 /37.
I C10 0x 11 / 10.8 /1,3 70/ 102 / 43 6) 0.15 8 5.18 /11. 5
I 1.5 I 1.17 34.6 /38.
x9 I 9.4 /1,1 90/ 102 I 42 I 6.3 o.13 2 4.65 I 11.4
I 4.7 I 7.5 I 1.61 31 _6 /39. 7 I
x8 I 8.0 /1,0 20/ 102 ) 40 3 / 10.5
40 I 9.o I 6.9 I o.85 22.3 /27. 5/ 0.12 4.31
C7 5x9 ) 8.8 /1,1 20/ 76 / /28.3 / 0.09 6 3.67 /10.1
6.9 I o.75 19.7
x7 / 7.3 / 933 / 76 / 37 I 6.6 I
I o.67 17.6 /29.6! 0.07 7 3.21 /10.1
x6 / 6.0 / 763 / 76 / 35 I 4.3 I 6.9

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 Table 2.10
H-sECTIONS ('UNIVERSAL COLUMNS')
b
-' y
I
DIMENSIONS AND PROPERTIES
1 -i lh .r
tf'' • y
I Designation
hxbxm
152x1 52x23

m
kg/m
23,0

h
mm
152,4

b
mm
152,4

t,.
mm
6,1

tr
mm

,,
mm

hw
mm
A
10'mm7
I
105mm•

About X·X
4,
10'mm3
4i
10'mm3
r
mm
I
IO~mm•

Abouty-y
le
10'mm3
Ip,
1oimm~
r
mm
J
1Q'lmm'

C
w
6,8 7,6 12,4 2.97 loi'ntn'
30 30,0 157,5 152,9 6,6 9.4 7,6 123 3,8,4 12,6 165 18,4 65,1 4,02 52,7 80,5 36,8 51,1
37 37,0 161,8 21,J
154;4 8,1 11,5 7,6 124 17,5 222 248 67,5 5,60
4,73 • 73,3 112 38,2 108 le,7
22,1 274 309 68.4 7.06 91,5 140 38,7
203 X 203 X "6 46,1 197 39,9 '<:t"
203,2 203,2 7,3 11 10,2 161 5,88
52 52,0 206,2 203,9 8 45,6
12,5 10,2 161 6,64 449 497 88,1 15,4 151 230 51,2 225
60 60,0 142
209,6 205,2 9,3 14,2 10,2 161 52,5 510 567 89.0 17.7 173
7,60 263 51,6 322 166
71 71,0 215,9 206,2 10,3 61,0 582 654
17.3 10,2 161 9,09 89,6 20,5 199 303 51,9 475 195
86 86,1 222,3 208,B 13 20.5 10.2 76,3 707 801 91,6 25,3
161 11.0 245 373 52,8 817 249
94,6 851 978 ~.7 31,1 298 455 53,2 1 400 317
254 X 254x 73 73,1 254,2 254,0 8,6 14.2 12,7 200 9.29
89 88.9 260,4 255,9 10,5 17,3 12,7 114 896 990 111 38,8 306
200 11,4 463 64,6 578 559
107 107 266,7 258,3 13 20.5 12.7 200 143 1100 1 230 112 48,3 378
13,7 574 65,2 1 040 714
132 132 276,4 261,0 15,6 25,1 12,7 11'5 1 310 1480 113 58,9 456 695
201 16,8 65.~ 1 750 893
167 167 289,1 264,5 19,2 31,7 12,7 200 224 1 620 1 860 116 74,5 571 870 66,6
21,2 3180 1180
299 2 070 2420 119 97,9 740 1130 67,9 6340 1 620
305 )( 305x 97 96,9 307,8 304,8 9.9 15,4 15,2 247 12,3
118 118 314,5 306,8 11,9 18,7 15,2 247
222 1 440 1 590 134 72,7 4n 724 76,8
15,0 919 1 550
137 137 320,5 300,7 13,8 21,7 276 1 760 1 950 136 90,1 587 892 TT,6
15,2 247 17.4 1 620 1970
158 158 327,2 310,6 15,7 328 2 040 2 290 137 106 690 1 050 78,2
25 15,2 247 20,1 2 510 2 380
387 l 2 360 2 670 139 125 805 1 230 78,9 3 810 2 850