Reference no: EM132637337
1) Determine the minimum Live Loads for the following occupancies.
Include both uniform and concentrated load if applicable. Also, note if partition load is required and what that load should be. (8 Points)
-Hospital Operating Rooms
-Retail Store second floor
-Office Corridor on the 3rd floor
-Stage Floor
-Deck/Balcony off of a Light Storage area
-Bank Vault
-Partitioned Dormitory
-Vehicle Barrier
2) What is the reduced live load for the following roof beams? (5 Points)
-Beam with 200ft2 of tributary area and a roof slope of 0.5:12
-Beam with 300ft2 of tributary area and a roof slope of 4:12
-Beam with 800ft2 of tributary area and a roof slope of 5:123) Thought questions (1 Point Each)
a) If you were designing an office for your future engineering practice and the office live load was 50psf and partition load was 15psf, and the corridor loading was 80psf. How would you design the floor?
b) What would be the uniform live load (psf) for a residential living room? What would be the uniform live load (psf) for a residential parking garage (Passenger vehicles only)? As an engineer would you feel comfortable telling someone they could park their car in their living room?
c) Do engineers have to use live load reduction? If you were practicing by yourself would you use live load reduction in every design? Why or why not?
d) Think of a home you have lived in or visited that had an attic. Do you think that attic could be used for storage?