Homework Sourseguys i need solution for this 1 The design loading for a str
Solution
Solution:
Usually, The design loading of a structure is specified as 1)General Building Code 2)The Design Code.
The General Building Code is the minimum requirement of loads or design specifications as directed by the government.They specify the minimum standards for construction.For example ASCE 7-10 for minimum load requirements or the IBC.
The second case namely, the Design Codes contain detailed technical standards and help in conducting the actual structural design.For example Manual of Steel Construction by AISC, Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges by AASHTO
Definitions:
Dead Load: It consists of the weights of the various structural members and the weights of any objects that are permanently attached to the structure.eg: Loads due to the weight of columns, beams, windows, slabs etc
Live Load: They are loads acting on the structure that can have variable magnitude as well as a variable location of the action. They may be caused by the weights of objects temporarily placed on a structure, moving vehicles, or natural forces.
Beam: It is a structural element that resists loading by flexure(Bending) when loads are applied laterally to its axis.
Plate Girder: A girder is just a deep beam.A girder may be of longer spans, take greater loads than a beam and may support other smaller beams.When a girder becomes large in size, particularly in depth, you may not find a standard rolled shape available to you to use directly.So it is necessary to fabricate them from three rectangular plates and assemble and weld them. The horizontal narrower plates are called flanges and the deeper vertical plates are called webs. Such girders are called Plate Girders.
Column: It is a structural element that transfers and resists loading through compression along its axis.It usually transfers the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below.It is usually part of a structural framework.
