12 The floor of the office building is made of 4inthick ligh
1-2. The floor of the office building is made of 4-in.-thick lightweight concrete. If the office floor is a slab havinga length of 20 ft and width of 15 ft, determine the resultant force caused by the dead load and the live load.
Solution
thickness of concrete= 4 inches =4/12 feet
length= 20 feet
width=15 feet
taking density of lightweight conrete=96 lb/ft^3
Value of dead load= (4/12)x20x15 x96 = 9600 lbs
live load for offfice buildings- 50 lb/ft^2
Value of Live load= 50 x20x15= 15000 lb
Total load= 15000+9600= 24600 lbs
