clear// // //Variable Declaration E=29*10**6 //Youngs Modulus in psi sigma_yp=36*10**3 //Stress in psi L=25 //Length in ft A=17.9 //Area in in^2 Iz=640 //Moment of inertia in in^4 Sz=92.2 //Sectional Modulus in in^3 P=150*10**3 //Load in lb e=4 //Eccentricity in inches //Calculations //Part 1 a=1.09836 sigma_max=P*A**-1+(P*e*Sz**-1)*a //Maximum Stress in psi //Part 2 //After simplification we get the equation to compute N N=2.19 //Trial and Error yields //Part 3 v_max=e*((cos(sqrt((P*L**2*12**2)*(4*E*Iz)**-1)))**-1-1) //Result printf("\n The maximum compressive stress in the Column is %0.2f psi",sigma_max) printf("\n The factor of safety is %0.3f ",N) printf("\n The maximum lateral dfelection is %0.3f in",v_max)