Problem 2 The following deck is located in Boston MA Calcula

Problem 2 The following deck is located in Boston, MA. Calculated the distributed load (lb/ft) for the beam number 1 and 4 on the deck plan below. You may find the expected snow load from link below. http://snowload.atcouncil.org/ Beam 4 Beam 1 3\" Screws

Solution

The ground snow load in Boston,MA is 40psf.

The length of Beam 1 is 75 inch = 6.25 ft

Distributed snow load carried by Beam 1 = (40 psf) / (6.25 ft) = 6.4 lb/ft

Length of Beam 4 is 72 inch = 6 ft

Distributed snow load carried by Beam 4 = (40 psf)/ (6 ft) = 6.67 lb/ft