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Select the lightest section to carry a compressive load of 200 kips dead load and 625 kips live load. The effective length KL
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Dead load =200 kips

Live load= 625 kips

Factored load=1.2*200+1.6*625=1240 kips

Effective length=25 feet

The lightest w section can be determined from Table 4-1 of AISC which has compression capacity just greater than 1240 kips for the different grades of steel

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