CH. 2 – LOADS ON BUILDINGS ARE Forum（CH。2 负载建筑论坛）.pdf

CH. 2 – LOADS ON BUILDINGS GRAVITY LOADS Dead loads • Vertical loads due to weight of building and any permanent equipment • Dead loads of structural elements cannot be readily determined b/c weight depends on size which in turn depends on weight to be supported initially weight must be assumed to make a preliminary calculation, then actual weight can be used for checking the calculation • Easily calculated from published lists of material weights in reference sources • IBC requires floors in office buildings and others with live loads of 80psf or less where partition locations are subject to change be designed to support a minimum partition load of 20psf is considered part of the live load • Example 2.1: find the uniform load on a typical interior beam supporting the floor shown - From Table 2.1 determine weight per square foot of materials comprising the floor. Since concrete is on fluted steel deck, take average thickness of 5” total weight is: Quarry tile 5.8psf Concrete 62.5psf (5 x 12.5psf) Steel deck 2.5psf Suspended ceiling 1.0psf Total 71.8psf - The beam supports a portion fot he floor half the distance of the beam spacing on either side or 8’. 8’ x 17.8psf = 574plf. - To determine total load multiply