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Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter10: Shear Strength Of Soil

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Design the lightest W shape beam of 50 ksi steel to support the loads shown in the figure. Neglect the beam self-weight. The beam has continuous lateral bracing between A and B, but is laterally unbraced between B and C. Determine C_b.

WD 2.0 k/ft
UL
1.0 k/ft
=
K
A
18 ft
PL = 25 k
B
*
18 ft
TIT,C
с

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