A beam is built-up from the following plates: 450 x 20 mm as
flanges and 500 mm x 20 mm as web. All plates are A36 steel with Fy = 248 MPa and the flanges are continuously connected to the web by means of fillet welds. The beam is simply supported at its ends and laterally supported only at supports. (1) Determine the compactness of the section and (2) the value the allowable bending stress for a length of a.) 8m b.) 12m