1. The roof system of an office building consists of a 4-in.thick reinforced concrete slab resting on four steel beams, which are supported by two steel girders. The girders, in turn, are supported by fourcolumns. Unit weight of Steel: 490 lb/ft³ ; concrete: 150lb/ft³ Live load for Office Bldg.: 40 psf Steel girder (A = 42.9 in.²) Steel floor beam (A = 16.2 in.) A C E 20 ft B D F H Steel column 4 in. concrete slab 1 3 at 9 ft 27 ft = a) Determine the dead loads acting on the girder AG. b) Determine the live loads acting on column A.
1. The roof system of an office building consists of a 4-in.thick reinforced concrete slab resting on four steel beams, which are supported by two steel girders. The girders, in turn, are supported by fourcolumns. Unit weight of Steel: 490 lb/ft³ ; concrete: 150lb/ft³ Live load for Office Bldg.: 40 psf Steel girder (A = 42.9 in.²) Steel floor beam (A = 16.2 in.) A C E 20 ft B D F H Steel column 4 in. concrete slab 1 3 at 9 ft 27 ft = a) Determine the dead loads acting on the girder AG. b) Determine the live loads acting on column A.
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![1. The roof system of an office building consists of a 4-in.thick
reinforced concrete slab resting on four steel beams, which are
supported by two steel girders. The girders, in turn, are supported by
fourcolumns.
Unit weight of Steel: 490 lb/ft³; concrete: 150lb/ft³
Live load for Office Bldg.: 40 psf
Steel girder.
(A = 42.9 in.²)
Steel floor beam
(A = 16.2 in.²)
AF
E
20 ft
B
D
F
H
Steel
column
4 in.
concrete slab
3 at 9 ft 27 ft
a) Determine the dead loads acting on the girder AG.
b) Determine the live loads acting on column A.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6d15e0e4-5a07-4727-a973-50b025b0b931%2Fb518ca31-bdcb-453c-9725-782a538a5155%2F1wmt9lr_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. The roof system of an office building consists of a 4-in.thick
reinforced concrete slab resting on four steel beams, which are
supported by two steel girders. The girders, in turn, are supported by
fourcolumns.
Unit weight of Steel: 490 lb/ft³; concrete: 150lb/ft³
Live load for Office Bldg.: 40 psf
Steel girder.
(A = 42.9 in.²)
Steel floor beam
(A = 16.2 in.²)
AF
E
20 ft
B
D
F
H
Steel
column
4 in.
concrete slab
3 at 9 ft 27 ft
a) Determine the dead loads acting on the girder AG.
b) Determine the live loads acting on column A.
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