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The document defines key terms in structural steel design: - Proportional limit is the highest stress before plastic deformation - Elastic limit is the maximum stress before permanent deformation - Yield stress is the lowest stress that causes material to flow It also compares wrought iron, steel, and cast iron, noting their carbon contents and properties like ductility. The document then presents sample design problems to check understanding, involving tension member design, column slenderness ratios, and compression member design.

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The document defines key terms in structural steel design: - Proportional limit is the highest stress before plastic deformation - Elastic limit is the maximum stress before permanent deformation - Yield stress is the lowest stress that causes material to flow It also compares wrought iron, steel, and cast iron, noting their carbon contents and properties like ductility. The document then presents sample design problems to check understanding, involving tension member design, column slenderness ratios, and compression member design.

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ULO 1A - Let’s Check

Activity 1: Now that you review the most essential principles in structural steel design. Let us try
to check your understanding by solving the following activities:
Situation 1: Define the following:
a. Proportional limit
The highest stress that a material can withstand without deviating is known as the
proportional limit, or the level of elastic stress over which plastic deformation takes place. When
a structure is stressed below the proportionate limit, no lasting deformation takes place; instead,
the structure simply recovers to its previous size.

b. Elastic limit
Maximum stress or force per unit area that can exist within a solid material before the
start of permanent deformation is known as the elastic limit. The material returns to its original
size and shape when forces up to the elastic limit are eliminated.

c. Yield stress
Yield stress is the lowest stress at which a material can deform without experiencing a
materially increased load. In other words, the yield stress is a measurement of the strength of the
material structure and is defined as the lowest stress necessary to cause a material to flow. Both
the rate of deformation (strain rate) and, more importantly, the temperature at which the
deformation takes place affect the stress at which yield occurs.

Situation 2: What are the differences between wrought iron, steel and cast iron?
Cast iron is iron that has been melted, poured into a mold, and allowed to cool. Typically
cast iron contains 2-4% carbon, it is non-malleable, hard and brittle. Wrought iron is iron that has
been heated before being worked with tools to shape it. Wrought iron has a very low
carbon content (less than 0.08%), and is characteristically fibrous in appearance, but compared to
cast iron it is softer and more ductile. Wrought iron resists fatigue and has a higher
tensile strength than cast iron.
ULO 1B - Let’s Check
Activity 1: Now that you review the most essential principles in structural steel design. Let us try
to check your understanding by solving the following activities:
Situation 1: A single angle tension member is to support a total tensile load of 350KN.The
member has a length of 5.7m and is to be connected to one leg only with a 22mm bolt at least
three in a line. Assume that only one bolt is to be located at any one cross- section. Assume hole
diameter = 25mm. Design an angular section to carry the tension load. Use A36 steel Fy = 248
MPa Fu = 400 MPa.

Properties of Angular sections.

MIN.RADIUS OF
ANGULAR SECTIONS AREA(mm2)
GYRATION(mm)
150 x 150 x 8 mm 2354.83 30.48
150 x 87.5 x 9.5 mm 2206.45 19.48
100 x 75 x 12.5 mm 2096.77 16.23
100 x 100 x 11 mm 2135.48 19.14
ULO 1C - Let’s Check
Activity 1: Now that you review the most essential principles in structural steel design. Let us try
to check your understanding by solving the following activities:
Situation 1: A column section is composed of 4-300x12mm plates. The column length is 6m and
braced along y-axis at the third point. Both pinned in all axis.
Determine the following requirements:
1. Calculate the slenderness ratio along x-axis
2. Calculate the slenderness ratio along y-axis.
3. Calculate the maximum load, P that a column section could carry.
Situation 2: A compression member is 12m long is pinned at both ends, k = 1.0. The column is
subjected to an axial compression load = 800Kn.The steel used is A36 Steel (Fy = 248 MPa and
Fu = 400MPa). Es = 200000M Pa. The section is composed of two unequal leg angles with long
legs back to back and separated by an 11mm-gusset plate.
SECTION w (kg/m) A(mm^2) Rx (mm) Ry (mm)
A 40 25400 49 41
B 43 25100 58 39
C 50 25800 49 36

Available Sections:
Section A: 2-150X150X11mm
Section B: 2 -180 X100X10mm
Section C: 2- 150X90X13mm.
Determine the following requirements
1. Calculate the largest compressive stress in MPa.
2. Calculate the smallest allowable compressive stress in MPa.
3. What is the most economical section?

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