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A steel beam with a span of 20 ft will support a concentrated load of 20 kip at its center...

A steel beam with a span of 20 ft will support a concentrated load of 20 kip at its center. The beam is fabricated of ASTM A36 (Fy = 36 000 lb/in2) steel. Use the calculation approach to find the lightest W-shape section that will cany the load safely. Include flexure (bending), deflection, and web shear investigations in your analysis.

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