Using 50 ksi steel and LRFD method, select the lightest available section for the beam 10.4 m long carrying concentrated dead load PD = 15 kN and concentrated live load PL = 45 kN at the midspan. The beam also carries a uniform dead load of 8 kN/m(including its own weight) and a uniform live load of 13 kN/m. Bracing is provided only at the ends and at midspan.

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Using 50 ksi steel and LRFD method, select the lightest available section for the beam 10.4 m long carrying concentrated dead load PD = 15 kN and concentrated live load PL = 45 kN at the midspan. The beam also carries a uniform dead load of 8 kN/m(including its own weight) and a uniform live load of 13 kN/m. Bracing is provided only at the ends and at midspan.

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