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Question 2 Tension members are encountered in many practical applications such as truss structures. This project's goal is to design minimumweight tension members made of steel to satisfy the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Manual of Steel Construction Requirements (AISC, 2005). Many crosssectional shapes of steel members are available for use as tension members, such as wideflange sections (W- shape), angle sections, channel sections, tee sections, hollow circular or square tubes, tension rods (solid circular or square sections), and cables. A W-shape for the present application is desired. Other cross-sectional shapes can be treated by using a procedure similar to the one demonstrated here. The cross-section of the member is shown in Figure 1. The load for the member is calculated based on the application and loads requirement of the region where the structure is located (ASCE, 2005). The specified material is ASTM A992, grade 50 steel. Solve the problem of this section using Excel Solver where a W14 shape is desired. Flange y ti 1 d х X-x is the major (strong) axis y-y is the minor (weak) axis tw Web bi Figure 1 W-shape for the flexural member.