Shear Connectors

Steel stud shear conn

Welding Code-Steel,

shall conform to the requirements of Structural

D1.l.

Manufacturer's certification shall constitute sufficient evidence of conformity

with the code.

The nominal loads shall be the minimum design loads stipulated by the applicable code under which the structure is designed or dictated by the conditions involved. In the absence of a code, the loads and load combinations shall be
those stipulated in the American National Standard Minimum Design Loads
for Buildings and Other Structures, ANSI A58.1.

The dead load to be assumed in design shall consist of the weight of steelwork
and all material permanently fastened thereto or supported thereby.
The live load, including snow load if any, shall be that stipulated by the applicable code under which the structure is being designed or that dictated by the
conditions involved. Snow load shall be considered as applied either to the entire roof area or to a part of the roof area, and any probable arrangement of
loads resulting in the highest stresses in the supporting members shall be used
in the design.

For structures carrying live loads* which induce impact, the assumed live load
shall be increased sufficiently to provide for same.
If not otherwise specified, the increase shall be not less than:
For supports of elevators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100%
For cab-operated traveling crane support girders and their connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
For pendant-operated traveling crane support girders and their
connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
For supports of light machinery, shaft or motor driven ......... 20%
For supports of reciprocating machinery or power driven units . . 50%
For hangers supporting oors and balconies .................. 33%

e lateral force on crane runways to provide for the effect of moving crane
trolleys shall be not less than 20% of the sum of weights of the lifted load and
of the crane trolley, but exchive of other parts of the crane. The force shall

*Live loads on crane support girders shall be taken as the maximum crane wheel loads.
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