Question: Given: A four - story building is to be designed for classroom use. The special moment frames have been selected as the lateral force resisting

Given: A four-story building is to be designed for classroom use. The special moment frames have been selected as the lateral force resisting system in each of the orthogonal directions. The composite floor/roof system is used, with the W3 metal deck and 31/4-in light weight concrete. The following dead loads are used for the design of gravity framing members (beams, girders and columns):
Floor Dead Load:
W3 Metal Deck +31/4" Lt. Wt. Concrete 46psf
Ceiling 5 psf
Mech./Misc./Sprinkler 5psf
Roof Dead Load:
W3 Metal Deck +31/4" Lt. Wt. Concrete 46 psf
Ceiling 5psf
Rigid Insulation (2")3 psf
Roofing(Four-ply felt and gravel),5.5psf
Mech./Misc./Sprinkler 5psf
Required: Determine the maximum factored loads (at ultimate strength level) to which the gravity framing members of the building are subjected to, respectively. Neglect the self-weight of the beams/columns in the preliminary design calculations.
Typical floor joist
Typical floor girder
The design force of the typical gravity column in the third story and the first story, respectively.
Given: A four - story building is to be designed

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