Question: Do calculations to establish what is the permanent action ( dead load ) , G , you should use for design of the floor joists.

Do calculations to establish what is the permanent action (dead load), G, you should use for design of the floor joists. Floor joists are spaced at 400 mm centres with 300mm50mm sawn timber ( NZ pine) sections=4.6 KN/m^3. The mezzanine floor area has 18 mm pine plywood screwed on top of the floor joists that can be assumed to weigh 0.1 kPa . There is a 10 mm plasterboard (fibrous plaster) ceiling screwed to the underside of the floor joists. Insulation and services within the floor structure can be assumed to add 0.1 kPa to the floor dead load. Combine all dead load contributions and compute a uniformly distributed line load, wG(in kNm), acting on the joists.Figure 5. Main member layout proposed for mezzanine floor structure.
Broken up to answer this question:
1a) What is the dead load due to the self-weight of the floor joist? [kN/m](3dp)
1b) What is the dead load due to other superimposed dead loads, such as flooring, ceiling, and service? [kN/m](3dp)
1c) Combine all dead load contributions and compute a uniformly distributed line load, wG (in kN/m), acting on the joists. [kN/m](3dp)
Do calculations to establish what is the

Step by Step Solution

There are 3 Steps involved in it

1 Expert Approved Answer
Step: 1 Unlock blur-text-image
Question Has Been Solved by an Expert!

Get step-by-step solutions from verified subject matter experts

Step: 2 Unlock
Step: 3 Unlock

Students Have Also Explored These Related Civil Engineering Questions!