B5E02 Engineering Sciences = Select standard rolled ...

B5E02 Engineering Sciences = Select standard rolled steel sections for beams and columns to satisfy given specifications. (a) Beam selection A standard rolled steel I-section is required for the simply supported beam shown in Figure Task 1.2.a. A factor of safety of 12 is to apply and the ultimate tensile strength of the material is 510 MPa. Select a standard rolled steel I-section from the tables provided in Lecture 1.2 that satisfy the given specifications. The selected section must have the least possible depth. The weight of the beam itself may be neglected when calculating the maximum bending moment (b) Column selection A strut of length 8m with one end direction-fixed and one end pin-jointed is required to carry a compressive load of 750 kN. Select a suitable universal steel column from the tables provided in Lecture 1.2 that satisfy the given specifications and has the least mass.