Question: A floor slab is constructed from a 4 - in - thick concrete slab ( 1 5 0 lb / ft 3 ) as shown.

A floor slab is constructed from a 4-in-thick concrete slab (150 lb/ft3) as shown. If the
suspended ceiling of the first floor consists of metal lath and gypsum plaster (10 lb/ft2),
determine the uniform dead load (including self-weight) on each joist in pounds per linear
foot of the joist. Assume the cross-section of the joists are W10x12 and they are 12 apart
(center to center). Hint: the self-weight of the W section is indicated by its second number
(i.e.,12 lb/ft)(25 pts).
A floor slab is constructed from a 4 - in - thick

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