Date: GCEM529 – GC51 Castañeda, Alyssa Marie A.

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Problem Set 1

2.1 Structural steel beams are to be placed 12 ft on-center under a reinforced concrete floor slab. If
they are to support a dead working load D = 100 psf of floor area and a live working load L = 60 psf of
floor area, determine the factored uniform load per foot that each beam must support.

Solution:

1. 1.4(D + F) = 1.4(100) = 140 psf

2. 1.2(D + F + T) + 1.6(L + H) + 0.5(L r or S or R) = 1.2(100) + 1.6(60) = 216 psf  governs
3. 1.2D + 1.6(Lr or S or R) + (0.5L or 0.8W) = 1.2(100) + 0.5(60) = 150 psf
4. 1.2D + 1.6W + 0.5L + 0.5(Lr or S or R) = 1.2(100) + 0.5(60) = 150 psf
5. 1.2D + 1.0E + 0.5L +0.2S = 1.2(100) + 0.5(60) = 150 psf
6. 0.9D + 1.6W + 1.6H = 0.9(100) = 90 psf
7. 0.9D + 1.0E + 1.6H = 0.9(100) = 90 psf

Answer: 12 ft (216 lb/ft2) = 2592 lb/f

2.3 A column is to support the following service or working loads: D = 100 k axial compression dead
load, L = 40 k floor axial compression live load, and W = 50 k axial compression or 40 k tension wind load.
Compute the required design strength of the member.

Solution:

1. 1.4(D + F) = 1.4(100) = 140 k

2. 1.2(D + F + T) + 1.6(L + H) + 0.5(L r or S or R) = 1.2(100) + 1.6(40) = 184 k
3. 1.2D + 1.6(Lr or S or R) + (0.5L or 0.8W) = 1.2(100) + [0.5(40) + 0.8(50)] = 180 k
4. 1.2D + 1.6W + 0.5L + 0.5(Lr or S or R) = 1.2(100) + 1.6(50) + 0.5(40) = 220 k  governs
5. 1.2D + 1.0E + 0.5L +0.2S = 1.2(100) + 0.5(40) = 140 k
6. 0.9D + 1.6W + 1.6H = 0.9(100) + 1.6(50) = 170 k
7. 0.9D + 1.0E + 1.6H = 0.9(100) = 90 k

Answer: 220 k

2.5 The estimated service or working axial loads and bending moments for a beam-column are as
follows: D = 110 k, L = 30 k, MD = 20 ft-k, and ML = 12 ft-k. Compute the axial load and moment values
that must be used in design.

Solution:

Axial Load

1. 1.4(D + F) = 1.4(110) = 154 k

2. 1.2(D + F + T) + 1.6(L + H) + 0.5(L r or S or R) = 1.2(110) + 1.6(30) = 180 k  governs

3. 1.2D + 1.6(Lr or S or R) + (0.5L or 0.8W) = 1.2(110) + [0.5(30)] = 147 k

4. 1.2D + 1.6W + 0.5L + 0.5(Lr or S or R) = 1.2(110) + 0.5(30) = 147 k
5. 1.2D + 1.0E + 0.5L +0.2S = 1.2(110) + 0.5(30) = 147 k
6. 0.9D + 1.6W + 1.6H = 0.9(110) = 99 k
7. 0.9D + 1.0E + 1.6H = 0.9(110) = 99 k
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Moment:

1. 1.4(D + F) = 1.4(20) = 28 ft-k

2. 1.2(D + F + T) + 1.6(L + H) + 0.5(L r or S or R) = 1.2(20) + 1.6(12) = 43.2 f-k  governs

3. 1.2D + 1.6(Lr or S or R) + (0.5L or 0.8W) = 1.2(20) + [0.5(12)] = 30 k

4. 1.2D + 1.6W + 0.5L + 0.5(Lr or S or R) = 1.2(20) + 0.5(12) = 30 k
5. 1.2D + 1.0E + 0.5L +0.2S = 1.2(20) + 0.5(12) = 30 k
6. 0.9D + 1.6W + 1.6H = 0.9(20) = 18 k
7. 0.9D + 1.0E + 1.6H = 0.9(20) = 18 k

Answers: 180 k and 43.2 f-k

2.7 The working or service loads have been determined for a particular building column as required
by the applicable building code with the following results: D = 300 k, L = 200 k, L r or S or R from roof = 40
k, W = 150 k compression or 130 k tension, and E = 60 k compression or 75 k tension. Determine the
critical factored design load for the column.

Solution:

1. 1.4(D + F) = 1.4(300) = 420 k

2. 1.2(D + F + T) + 1.6(L + H) + 0.5(L r or S or R) = 1.2(300) + 1.6(200) + 0.5(40) = 700 k
3. 1.2D + 1.6(Lr or S or R) + (0.5L or 0.8W) = 1.2(300) + 1.6(40) +[0.8(150)] = 544 k
4. 1.2D + 1.6W + 0.5L + 0.5(Lr or S or R) = 1.2(300) + 1.6(150) + 0.5(200) + 0.5(40) = 720 k governs
5. 1.2D + 1.0E + 0.5L +0.2S = 1.2(300) + 1.0(75) +0.5(200) = 535 k
6. 0.9D + 1.6W + 1.6H = 0.9(300) + 1.6(150) = 495 k
7. 0.9D + 1.0E + 1.6H = 0.9(300) + 1.0(75) = 345 k

Answer: 720 k