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This document summarizes a lecture on load tracing and structural loads. It discusses how loads are transferred through structural elements from roofs and floors to foundations. Loads can act as concentrated points, lines, or be distributed over an area. Distributed loads are calculated based on tributary area and load intensity. Common load paths are through walls, openings, foundations, and deep foundations. Methods for representing equivalent force systems using calculus and area centroids are also presented.

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Load Tracing PDF

This document summarizes a lecture on load tracing and structural loads. It discusses how loads are transferred through structural elements from roofs and floors to foundations. Loads can act as concentrated points, lines, or be distributed over an area. Distributed loads are calculated based on tributary area and load intensity. Common load paths are through walls, openings, foundations, and deep foundations. Methods for representing equivalent force systems using calculus and area centroids are also presented.

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ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES I: STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

ENDS 231

DR. ANNE NICHOLS SPRING 2008

ten

lecture

load tracing and types


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Structural Loads
gravity acts on mass (F=m*g) force of mass
acts at a point
ie. joist on beam

acts along a line


ie. floor on a beam

acts over an area


ie. people, books, snow on roof or floor
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how loads are transferred
usually starts at top distributed by supports as actions distributed by tributary areas

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tributary area

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tributary load
think of water flow concentrates load of area into center

load w= (tributary width ) area

width

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Patcenter Rogers 1986

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Alamillo Bridge Calatrava 1992

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Load Paths

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Load Paths
wall systems

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Load Paths
openings & pilasters

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Load Paths
foundations

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Load Paths
deep foundations

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Concentrated Loads

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Distributed Loads

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Distributed Loads
statically determinate beam supports
simple
L

overhang
L

cantilever
L

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Distributed Loads
continuous beams
statically indeterminate floors
L L

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Equivalent Force Systems


replace forces by resultant place resultant where M = 0 using calculus and area centroids
W=
y

wdx = dA

loading

= A loading
w(x)

x x el
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dx L

dx
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Area Centroids
Table 7.1 pg. 242

b 3
b right triangle only

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Load Areas
area is width x height of load w is load per unit length W is total load
w x =W

w 0 x W

w x W = 2 2 w

2w w x

x W/2

W W/2 x/2 x/6 x/3

x/2

x/2

2x/3

x/3

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