Question: Calculating Gravity Loads ( 4 5 points ) The plan and elevation of a steel building shown below is 7 bays long by 4 bays

Calculating Gravity Loads (45 points)
The plan and elevation of a steel building shown below is 7 bays long by 4 bays wide. The building has beams along building lines A through E and one-way concrete composite deck between building lines A through E. A central stairwelVelevator shaft between building lines 5 and 6 provides the lateral support, so only gravity loads need to be calculated. Construction is with normal weight concrete and the composite deck can be assumed to have a density of 100 pcf for the purposes of calculating dead load.
Assume the beams are WI4688. The bay dimensions are 18.5ft in the x direction and 21ft in the Y direction, and the superimposed service dead load is 25 psf. Refer to Table 4.3-I in ASCE 7-16 for live loads typical of an office building (you may ignore live load reduction factors).
Calculate the factored loads in psf and the beam factored load in klf. Use all of the load combinations as outlined in ASCE 7-16 to determine which combination is the controlling case.
Calculating Gravity Loads ( 4 5 points ) The plan

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