4. A floor beam in an office supports a 3-m wide and 250 mm thick concrete slab, which serves as a portion of the ceiling for the floor below, with its bottom covered with plaster (back-to-back). Directly on top of the flange of the beam is a 3.5 m-high normal concrete block wall with a thickness of 250 mm. Determine the loading on the beam measured per meter of length of the beam. 250 mm 1.5m 3.5 m 1.5m 250 mm
4. A floor beam in an office supports a 3-m wide and 250 mm thick concrete slab, which serves as a portion of the ceiling for the floor below, with its bottom covered with plaster (back-to-back). Directly on top of the flange of the beam is a 3.5 m-high normal concrete block wall with a thickness of 250 mm. Determine the loading on the beam measured per meter of length of the beam. 250 mm 1.5m 3.5 m 1.5m 250 mm
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Transcribed Image Text:4. A floor beam in an office supports a 3-m wide and 250 mm thick
concrete slab, which serves as a portion of the ceiling for the floor
below, with its bottom covered with plaster (back-to-back). Directly on
top of the flange of the beam is a 3.5 m-high normal concrete block
wall with a thickness of 250 mm. Determine the loading on the beam
measured per meter of length of the beam.
250 mm
1.5m
3.5 m
1.5m
250 mm

Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 1.2 Minimum Densities for Design
Loads from Materials
Aluminum
Concrete, cinder
Concrete, stone
Clay, dry
Clay, damp
Sand and gravel, dry loose
Sand and gravel, wet
Masonry, lightweight concrete
Masonry, normal weight units
Steel, cold-drawn
Wood, Douglas Fir
Wood, Southern Pine
Wood, spruce
AN/w
27
120
22.6
123
15.7
18.9
165
21.2
5.7
723
5.3
5.8
45
TABLE 1.3 Minimum Design Dead Loads
From Paris and Walls
Wood 1x plated
Woodplatered
Woodst 51x32mm, platered
Cindere per
Lightweight complaine
Ceilings
Aucuntic Shond
Spendedahand
Angle
5.54
9.57
2017
005
8:24
0.41
904
TABLE 1.4 Minimum Live Loade
Oorspany or Use
Amely
Fixed seats
and at
Garage (can only)
Officeday
Lebbin
Love Load
4.79
192
4.79
VEST
S
Occupancy or Use
Dwelings (one-and two-mily)
Hotels and many bo
Private and don
Campos
Fint Coor comidon
Comidon abfint floor
Live Lead
KN/²
190
4.39
3.33
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