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Compressive Strength Capacity of Composite Members?

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Dlmyln

Structural
Mar 15, 2018
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Good afternoon. I am designing a structure using composite members (HSS Tubes filled with concrete) using ETABS software.

The latest version of ETABS lets you design these members without problems. What I am confused about is that when I use the same member (HSS 8x4x16ga. filled with 3000 psi concrete) as a column and as a beam the compressive capacity greatly changes. All the other capacities (shear & moment) stay the same.

Why is this happening? Is there a reduction factor applied?
 
 http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=c51ffaba-23f6-42b9-b616-465e4e40e4d0&file=Comparison.pdf
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I see one issue
One member is 8 ft long vs the other 44 ft long. It's no revelation the capacity as a compression member will be different due to KL/r.
 
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