A steel structural member of rectangular cross-section 50 mm wide x 200 mm deep carries a compressive load of 250 kN offset at a distance of 15 mm from its longitudinal axis. The steel has a Young's Modulus of Elasticity of 205 GN/m'. i) Calculate the maximum and minimum compressive stresses set-up in the structural member. ii) Determine the radius of curvature of the structural member.
A steel structural member of rectangular cross-section 50 mm wide x 200 mm deep carries a compressive load of 250 kN offset at a distance of 15 mm from its longitudinal axis. The steel has a Young's Modulus of Elasticity of 205 GN/m'. i) Calculate the maximum and minimum compressive stresses set-up in the structural member. ii) Determine the radius of curvature of the structural member.
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Transcribed Image Text:A steel structural member of rectangular cross-section 50 mm wide x 200 mm
deep carries a compressive load of 250 kN offset at a distance of 15 mm from its
longitudinal axis. The steel has a Young's Modulus of Elasticity of 205 GN/m'.
i)
Calculate the maximum and minimum compressive stresses set-up
in the structural member.
ii)
Determine the radius of curvature of the structural member.
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