Assignment 1

(by group)

Figure 1 shows a layout plan of an office building at UTHM. Given;

Slab thickness
Beam size
Finishes
Ceiling
Weight of concrete
3 m height brickwall
(all walls)

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150 mm
250 mm x 500 mm
1.0 kN/m2
1.0 kN/m2
25 kN/m3
2.6 kN/m2

Characteristic variable action, qk

Characteristic. strength of concrete, fck
Characteristicstrength of steel, fyk

(a)
(b)
(c)

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3.0 kN/m2
25 N/mm2
500 N/mm2

Sketch the loading distribution from slab to beams.

Determine the design action act on beam B/1-4.
By using Simplified Method, draw shear force and bending moment diagram
of beam B/1-4.

3200mm

2a

3050mm

3100mm

4
A

3000mm

3200 mm
C
6300mm

FIGURE 1