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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 20 degrees. The basic wind speed provided by the local building authority is 135 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.

All of the following species of trees may be included in the “Southern Pine” Species Combination except _______.

What is the resistance factor, φ, for the compression strength parallel to grain of a member?

What is the incising factor, Ci, for the modulus of elasticity of a sawn-lumber member?

Determine the maximum actual bending stress in the following beam. Assume normal temperatures, bending about the strong axis, and no incising. Ignore the weight of the beam.Load:PD = 200 lbPLr = 2,240 lbLoad combination:D + LrSpan:L = 6 ftMember size:4 x 12Stress grade and species:Select Structural Douglas Fir-LarchUnbraced length:lu = 0Moisture content:MC < 19 percentLive load deflection limit:Allow. Δ ≤ L/360

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 steel and concrete composite special shear walls. A certain shear wall in the building is 120 feet long by 20 feet tall and weighs 80 psf. Determine the seismic base shear, V, for the wall.Risk Category IISite Class BSS = 0.75, S1 = 0.30

What is the moment of inertia, Ixx, about the X-X axis for 5-1/2 in. x 18 in. Western Species glulams?

A cardboard box that has been glued to the ground experiences pressures p1 = 0.70 psi and p2 = 1.35 psi on one side. The box has dimensions L1 = 18 in., L2 = 8 in., and h = 13 in. Use the pressure tributary to the diaphragm (lid) of the box to determine the reaction force V1 between the diaphragm and the shearwall (short side of the box).

What is the wet service factor, CM, for the compression strength perpendicular to grain of visually graded dimension lumber, except Southern Pine?

Determine the maximum bending moment in the following beam. Assume normal temperatures, bending about the strong axis, and no incising. Ignore the weight of the beam.Load:PD = 200 lbPLr = 2,240 lbLoad combination:D + LrSpan:L = 6 ftMember size:4 x 14Stress grade and species:Select Structural Douglas Fir-LarchUnbraced length:lu = 0Moisture content:MC < 19 percentLive load deflection limit:Allow. Δ ≤ L/360