A compression member has the cross section shown and an effective length of 5.4 ft. Knowing that the aluminum alloy used is 6061- 6, determine the allowable centric load. (Round the final answer to one decimal place.) A 4 in. -4 in. 2 0.4 in. 0.6 in. 0.6 in. The allowable centric load is kips.

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A compression member has the cross section shown and an effective length of 5.4 ft. Knowing that the aluminum alloy used is 6061-
T6, determine the allowable centric load. (Round the final answer to one decimal place.)
4 in.
4 in.
1
0.4 in.
0.6 in.
0.6 in.
The allowable centric load is
kips.
Transcribed Image Text:A compression member has the cross section shown and an effective length of 5.4 ft. Knowing that the aluminum alloy used is 6061- T6, determine the allowable centric load. (Round the final answer to one decimal place.) 4 in. 4 in. 1 0.4 in. 0.6 in. 0.6 in. The allowable centric load is kips.
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