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The floor of an apartment building is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 34.7 psf over its surface area. Determine the axial load acting on column M.

The floor system of a gymnasium consists of a 120-mm-thick concrete slab resting on four steel beams (A = 9,500 mm2) that, in turn, are supported by two steel girders (A = 26,200 mm2). Determine the point load acting on girder AD at point B caused by dead load.

Determine the horizontal reaction force at A. Let P1 = 50 kN, P2 = 155 kN, P3 = 165 kN, and a = b = c = d = 2.2 m.

Determine the magnitude of the bending moment at C. Let w = 2.2 kip/ft, L1 = 16 ft, and L2 = 17 ft. Assume EI = constant.

Determine the magnitude of the reaction moment at A. Let P1 = 42.3 kips, P2 = 32.9 kips, and a = b = c = d = 11 ft.

Use the cantilever method to determine the magnitude of the approximate axial force in column AD. Let P1 = 16.6 kN, P2 = 39.7 kN, L1 = 8 m, and L2 = 6 m.

The roof truss is pin supported at A and roller supported at E. Determine the magnitude of the force in member CD. Let F1 = 5 kN and F2 = 14 kN.

Determine the fixed end moment FEMBC. Let w1 = 1.6 kip/ft, w2 = 2.6 kip/ft, L1 = 31 ft, and L2 = 28 ft. Assume EI = constant.

The truss is pin supported at A and rocker supported at E. Assume all members are pin connected. Determine the magnitude of the force in member AI. Let F1 = 300 lb, F2 = 750 lb, and L = 5 ft.

Determine the horizontal reaction force at A. Let P1 = 85 kN, P2 = 185 kN, P3 = 55 kN, and a = b = c = d = 2.9 m.