Column Member Selection Tables
Column Member Selection Tables
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I am currently studying for the structural section of the PE exam and am wanting to verify that the column member selection tables take into account all potential modes of failure: flexural buckling, local buckling, torsional buckling and flexural torsional buckling. My textbooks don't seem to explicitly state whether they do or do not always provide accurate information.
As a follow up question, it seems like the column member selection tables are missing a lot of different sections (For instance, the deepest W section is W14). Why is this?
Thanks in advance.
As a follow up question, it seems like the column member selection tables are missing a lot of different sections (For instance, the deepest W section is W14). Why is this?
Thanks in advance.





RE: Column Member Selection Tables
The reason that the tables do not go beyond W14 is that sections larger than W14 are not commonly used in building design. That's not to say that you can't use a larger column, you just need to calculate the capacity yourself. Take a look at the capacity of the larger W14's....they are quite high.
RE: Column Member Selection Tables
Does that make sense?
Thanks
RE: Column Member Selection Tables