3. The school building has interior columns that are spaced 6 m apart in two perpendicular directions. Determine the reduced live load supported by a typical interior column located at ground level. The column only supports the classroom above it.

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TABLE 1.2 Minimum Densities for Design
Loads from Materials*
Aluminum
Concrete, cinder
Concrete, stone.
Clay, dry
Clay, damp
Sand and gravel, dry, loose.
Sand and gravel, wet
Masonry, lightweight concrete
Masonry, normal weight units
Plywood
Steel, cold-drawn
Wood, Douglas Fir
Wood, Southern Pine
Wood, spruce
kN/m²
27
170
22.6
9.9
173
15.7
18.9
16.5
21.2
5.7
773
5.3
5.8
4.5
TABLE 1.3 Minimum Design Dead Loads*
Walls
102 mm clay brick
203 mm clay brick
305 mm clay brick
Frame Partitions and Walls
Exterior stud walls with brick veneer
Windows, glass, frame and sash
Wood studs 51 x 102 mm, unplastered
Wood studs 51 x 102 mm, plastered
one side
Wood studs 51 x 102 mm, plastered
two sides
Floor Fill
Cinder concrete, per mm
Lightweight concrete, plain, per mm
Stone concrete, per mm
Ceilings
Acoustical fiberboard
Plaster on tile or concrete
Suspended metal lath and gypsum plaster
Asphalt shingles
Fiberboard, 13 mm
kN/m²
1.87
3.78
5.51
2.30
0.38
0.19
0.57
0.96
0.017
0.015
0.023
0.05
0.24
0.48
0.10
0.04
TABLE 1.4 Minimum Live Loads
Occupancy or Use
Assembly areas and theaters
Fixed seats
Movable seats
Garages (passenger cars only)
Office buildings
Lobbies
Offices
Storage warehouse
Light
Heavy
Live Load
kN/m²
2.87
4.79
192
4.79
2.40
6.00
11.97
Occupancy or Use
Residential
Dwellings (one-and two-family)
Hotels and multifamily houses
Private rooms and corridors
Public rooms and corridors
Schools
Classrooms
First-Cloor corridors
Corridors above first floor
Live Load
kN/m²
1.92
1.92
4.79
1.92
4.79
3.83
Transcribed Image Text:I. Tables TABLE 1.2 Minimum Densities for Design Loads from Materials* Aluminum Concrete, cinder Concrete, stone. Clay, dry Clay, damp Sand and gravel, dry, loose. Sand and gravel, wet Masonry, lightweight concrete Masonry, normal weight units Plywood Steel, cold-drawn Wood, Douglas Fir Wood, Southern Pine Wood, spruce kN/m² 27 170 22.6 9.9 173 15.7 18.9 16.5 21.2 5.7 773 5.3 5.8 4.5 TABLE 1.3 Minimum Design Dead Loads* Walls 102 mm clay brick 203 mm clay brick 305 mm clay brick Frame Partitions and Walls Exterior stud walls with brick veneer Windows, glass, frame and sash Wood studs 51 x 102 mm, unplastered Wood studs 51 x 102 mm, plastered one side Wood studs 51 x 102 mm, plastered two sides Floor Fill Cinder concrete, per mm Lightweight concrete, plain, per mm Stone concrete, per mm Ceilings Acoustical fiberboard Plaster on tile or concrete Suspended metal lath and gypsum plaster Asphalt shingles Fiberboard, 13 mm kN/m² 1.87 3.78 5.51 2.30 0.38 0.19 0.57 0.96 0.017 0.015 0.023 0.05 0.24 0.48 0.10 0.04 TABLE 1.4 Minimum Live Loads Occupancy or Use Assembly areas and theaters Fixed seats Movable seats Garages (passenger cars only) Office buildings Lobbies Offices Storage warehouse Light Heavy Live Load kN/m² 2.87 4.79 192 4.79 2.40 6.00 11.97 Occupancy or Use Residential Dwellings (one-and two-family) Hotels and multifamily houses Private rooms and corridors Public rooms and corridors Schools Classrooms First-Cloor corridors Corridors above first floor Live Load kN/m² 1.92 1.92 4.79 1.92 4.79 3.83
3. The school building has interior columns that are spaced 6 m apart
in two perpendicular directions. Determine the reduced live load
supported by a typical interior column located at ground level. The
column only supports the classroom above it.
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