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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 G3. The roof dead load is D = 11 psf.    The reduced roof live load for this girder is Lr = 18 psf.

A 15-ft-long, simply-supported beam supports a concentrated dead load of 495 lb at its center. Determine the maximum bending moment in the beam.

You have been tasked with designing a small, one-story healthcare facility. The mean roof height is 25 ft, the roof angle is 15 degrees, and the effective wind area is 10 square feet. The basic wind speed has been provided by the local building authority and is 120 mph. Assume that exposure category C is applicable and that the building is not located on a hill or an escarpment. Also assume that the building is an enclosed simple diaphragm and that the building meets all five conditions listed in ASCE 7-10 section 30.5.1. Determine the adjustment factor for building height and exposure, λ, for the Components and Cladding using the Simplified Envelope Procedure.

The two columns in the following floor framing plan support only loads from a restaurant on the second floor. The city has approved floor live load reductions for this particular building. A dead load of 11.1 psf acts on the tributary area of the columns. Combine this with the reduced floor live load, and then determine the total load that acts on one of the columns.

A column is loaded in compression as follows. What is the controlling factored load for LRFD?Dead load: 20 kipsFloor live load: 6 kipsRoof rain load: 8 kipsRoof live load: 7 kips

The following roof framing plan shows girders, purlins, and subpurlins. If a dead load of 10.6 psf acts on the tributary area of one of the 50-ft girders, determine the equivalent distributed load that acts on the girder.

You have been tasked with designing a theater. According to ASCE 7-10, what is the risk category for this building? Note that specific examples for each category are listed in the ASCE 7 commentary at the end of the document.

You have been tasked with designing a one-story building as a sewage treatment plant. The mean roof height is 25 ft, the roof angle is 20 degrees, and the effective wind area is 10 square feet. The basic wind speed has been provided by the local building authority and is 120 mph. Assume that exposure category C is applicable and that the building is not located on a hill or an escarpment. Also assume that the building is an enclosed simple diaphragm and that the building meets all five conditions listed in ASCE 7-10 section 30.5.1. Determine the adjustment factor for building height and exposure, λ, for the Components and Cladding using the Simplified Envelope Procedure.

You have been tasked with designing a one-story building as a sewage treatment plant. The mean roof height is 15 ft, the roof angle is 10 degrees, and the effective wind area is 10 square feet. The basic wind speed has been provided by the local building authority and is 110 mph. Assume that exposure category B is applicable and that the building is not located on a hill or an escarpment. Also assume that the building is an enclosed simple diaphragm and that the building meets all five conditions listed in ASCE 7-10 section 30.5.1. Determine the positive net design wind pressure for h = 30 ft, pnet30, on Zone 2 of the Components and Cladding using the Simplified Envelope Procedure.

You have been tasked with designing a one-story emergency communications center. The mean roof height is 15 ft, and the roof angle is 20 degrees. The basic wind speed has been provided by the local building authority and is 115 mph. Assume that exposure category D is applicable and that the building is not located on a hill or an escarpment. Also assume that the building is an enclosed simple diaphragm and that the building meets all eight conditions listed in ASCE 7-10 section 28.6.2. Determine the adjustment factor for building height and exposure, λ, for the Main Wind Force Resisting System using the Simplified Envelope Procedure.