Small dia. Tubualr Columns

Taylor Lonsdale (tss@PLAINFIELD.BYPASS.COM)
Sun, 14 Sep 1997 16:46:46 -0400

Message-ID:  <3.0.2.32.19970914164646.0068e77c@plainfield.bypass.com>
Date:         Sun, 14 Sep 1997 16:46:46 -0400
From: Taylor Lonsdale <tss@PLAINFIELD.BYPASS.COM>
Subject:      Small dia. Tubualr Columns
To: CIVIL-L@hermes.csd.unb.ca

         I am looking for some help on the calculation of allowable loads for a
small dia. (2.875 in.) column.  What is the basic column formula that I
should be using?  The column is tubular steel about 84 in in hieght.  I
want to know what the max. load on this column would be.