clear //Given //FOR FLANGS l = 5 //in - The length of the flang b = 5 //in - Teh width of the flang t = 0.312 //in - the thickness of the flang L = 20 //in - Length of the beam, Extracted from AISC manuals A = 4.563 //in2 - The area of crossection of the beam r = 1.188 //in - radius of the gyration, Extracted from AISC manuals //b/t- value of the flang k = (5 -t)/(2*t) //b/t ratio //AISC, lets check maximum allowable stress for slang Stressf_all = 23.1 - 0.79*k //ksi The maximum allowable stress in case of flang,AISC //web width thickness ratio k_2 = (5 -2*t)/(t) if k_2<16 then Stressw_all = 19 //ksi - The allowable stress in case of web width end //a) Overall buckling investment k_31 = L/r //slenderness ratio Stressb_all = 20.2 - 0.126*k_31//ksi The maximum allowable stress in case of Buckling,AISC p_allow = A*Stressf_all //kips The allowable concentric load //b) Overall buckling investmen L_2 = 60 //in k_3 = L_2/r //slenderness ratio Stressb_all_2 = 20.2 - 0.126*k_3//ksi The maximum allowable stress in case of Buckling,AISC p_allow_2 = A*Stressb_all_2 //kips The allowable concentric load printf("\n The maximum allowable stress in case of web width %0.2f ksi",Stressw_all) printf("\n The maximum allowable stress in case of flang %0.2f ksi",Stressf_all) printf("\n a) The maximum allowable load in case of Buckling %0.2f kips",p_allow) printf("\n b) The maximum allowable load in case of Buckling %0.2f kips",p_allow_2) printf("\n small variation due to rounding off errors")