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Use the MWFRS Envelope Procedure in ASCE 7-10 Chapter 28, Part 1 to answer this question. Assume that the building meets the conditions described therein. You have been tasked with designing an enclosed building. The mean roof height is 15 ft, and the roof angle is 5 degrees. The basic wind speed provided by the local building authority is 115 mph. Assume that exposure category C is applicable and that the building is not located on a hill or an escarpment. Determine the external pressure coefficient GCpf on Zone 3E for Load Case A.

What is the flat use factor, Cfu, for visually graded dimension lumber, except Southern Pine, that is 6 in. wide and 4 in. thick?

A two-story building has the following characteristics. Determine the seismic design category using ASCE 7-10.Risk Category IISite Class DSS = 0.50, S1 = 0.20

What is the format conversion factor, KF, for the compression strength perpendicular to grain of a member?

What is the incising factor, Ci, for the tensile strength of a sawn-lumber member?

What is the resistance factor, φ, for the minimum modulus of elasticity of a member?

Use the Simplified Alternative Procedure in ASCE 7-10 Chapter 12, Section 12.14 to answer this question. Assume that the building meets the limitations described therein. A two-story building with the following characteristics has a building frame system consisting of light-frame (wood) walls with wood structural panels rated for shear resistance. A certain shear wall in the building is 100 feet long by 18 feet tall and weighs 12 psf. Determine the seismic base shear, V, for the wall.Risk Category IISite Class BSS = 0.75, S1 = 0.30

Use the MWFRS Envelope Procedure in ASCE 7-10 Chapter 28, Part 1 to answer this question. Assume that the building meets the conditions described therein. You have been tasked with designing an open building. The mean roof height is 20 ft, and the roof angle is 30 degrees. The basic wind speed provided by the local building authority is 145 mph. Assume that exposure category D is applicable and that the building is not located on a hill or an escarpment. Determine the velocity pressure exposure coefficient, Kh.

Girders G1, G2 and G3 in the roof framing plan support loads from purlin P1. Use ASD to determine the maximum bending moment in girder G2. The roof dead load is D = 14 psf.    The reduced roof live load for this girder is Lr = 12 psf.

The dimensions for 2×10 standard dressed (S4S) sawn lumber is _______.