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Design capacity tablr

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PKOM

Civil/Environmental
Oct 4, 2024
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Hi, can anyone help to explain how to read this table. The design capacity MB, MCY and Critical load etc. I'm currently stuck when the member fail. I cannot explain why it fail based on this. Please help. Thank you
 
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It fails because the moment demand MZ is 349 kN-m, but the moment capacity is only 268, hence a DCR of 1.3. (the axial demand and MY are both small)
 
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