1–1. The floor of a heavy storage warehouse building is
made of 6-in.-thick stone concrete. If the floor is a slab
having a length of 15 ft and width of 10 ft, determine the
resultant force caused by the dead load and the live load.
1–2. The floor of the office building is made of 4-in.-thick
lightweight concrete. If the office floor is a slab having a
length of 20 ft and width of 15 ft, determine the resultant
force caused by the dead load and the live load.
1–3. The T-beam is made from concrete having a specific 40 in.
weight of 150 lb兾ft3. Determine the dead load per foot length
of beam. Neglect the weight of the steel reinforcement.
8 in.
1 ft2
w = (150 lb兾ft3) [(40 in.)(8 in.) + (18 in.) (10 in.)] a b 26 in.
144 in2
w = 521 lb兾ft Ans.
*1–4. The “New Jersey” barrier is commonly used during
highway construction. Determine its weight per foot of
length if it is made from plain stone concrete. 4 in.
Cross-sectional area = 6(24) + a b (24 + 7.1950)(12) + a b (4 + 7.1950)(5.9620)
1 1
2 2 75°
12 in. 55°
= 364.54 in2
6 in.
Use Table 1–2.
1 ft2
w = 144 lb兾ft3 (364.54 in2) a b = 365 lb兾ft
24 in.
Ans.
144 in2
1–5. The floor of a light storage warehouse is made of
150-mm-thick lightweight plain concrete. If the floor is a
slab having a length of 7 m and width of 3 m, determine the
resultant force caused by the dead load and the live load.
From Table 1–3
DL = [0.015 kN兾m2 # mm (150 mm)] (7 m) (3 m) = 47.25 kN
1–6. The prestressed concrete girder is made from plain
stone concrete and four 34 -in. cold form steel reinforcing
rods. Determine the dead weight of the girder per foot of its 8 in.
length.
6 in.
3 2
Area of concrete = 48(6) + 4 c (14 + 8)(4) d - 4() a b = 462.23 in2
1
20 in.
2 8
3 2
Area of steel = 4() a b = 1.767 in2 6 in.
8
8 in.
From Table 1–2,
1 ft2 1 ft2
w = (144 lb兾ft3)(462.23 in2) a 2
b + 492 lb兾ft3(1.767 in2) a b 4 in. 6 in.
144 in 144 in2 4 in.
= 468 lb兾ft Ans.
1–7. The wall is 2.5 m high and consists of 51 mm ⫻ 102 mm
studs plastered on one side. On the other side is 13 mm
fiberboard, and 102 mm clay brick. Determine the average
load in kN兾m of length of wall that the wall exerts on the floor.
2.5 m
Use Table 1–3.
For studs
Weight = 0.57 kN兾m2 (2.5 m) = 1.425 kN兾m
For fiberboard
Weight = 0.04 kN兾m2 (2.5 m) = 0.1 kN兾m
For clay brick
Weight = 1.87 kN兾m2 (2.5 m) = 4.675 kN兾m
Total weight = 6.20 kN兾m Ans.
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