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  1. A strut in a steel truss is composed of two equal angles ISA 150 mm × 150 mm of thickness 100 mm connected back-toback to the same side of a gusset plate. The cross sectional area of each angle is 2921 mm2 and moment of inertia (Ixx = Iyy) is 6335000 mm4 . The distance of the centroid of the angle from its surface (Cx = Cy) is 40.8 mm. The minimum radius of gyration of the sturt is
    1. 93.2 mm
    2. 62.7 mm
    3. 46.6 mm
    4. 29.8 mm
Correct Option: C


Total area, A = 2 × a = 2 × 2921 = 5842 mm2
Minimum MI, Ixx = 2 × Ixx of each angle
= 2 × 6335000 = 12670000 mm4



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