Determine the available strength of a 10.0 ft double-angle compression member using A36 steel. 7oal: Two 5x3x1/4 angles, long legs back-to-back with a 3/8 in. gap are used as a chord member in a planar truss. The angles are welded at each end to a gusset plate and along the length at two intermediate points with a spacing of 40 in. Given:

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Determine the available strength of a 10.0 ft double-angle compression
member using A36 steel.
'oal:
Two 5x3x1/4 angles, long legs back-to-back with a 3/8 in. gap are used as
a chord member in a planar truss. The angles are welded at each end to a
gusset plate and along the length at two intermediate points with a spacing
Given:
of 40 in.
Transcribed Image Text:Determine the available strength of a 10.0 ft double-angle compression member using A36 steel. 'oal: Two 5x3x1/4 angles, long legs back-to-back with a 3/8 in. gap are used as a chord member in a planar truss. The angles are welded at each end to a gusset plate and along the length at two intermediate points with a spacing Given: of 40 in.
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