Tension member

Beam type LRFD ASD

W10x12 (5th to 14th Floor) 104.52 kips 69.68 kips
W12x14 (Ground Floor) 157.14 kips 104.76 kips
W12x16 (1st to 4th floor) 176.18 kips 117.455 kips

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LRFD ASD
Moment Distribution Method

Front View
Ground Floor W12x14 W= 13830 lb/ft
1st floor to 4th floor W12x16 W= 13335lb/ft
5th floor to 14th floor W10x12 W= 13035 lb/ft

Side View
th
Ground Floor to 4 floor W = 9555 lb/ft
5th floor to 14th floor W= 8595 lb/ft

All Loads at front View

14000

13500

13000

12500
W12x14
W12x16
W10x12
Discussion

 In our site, we used different beam sizes for 15th building. In front, we used W12x14 for
ground floor, w12x16 for 1st to 4th floor and w 10x12 for 5th to 14th floor. For the side
view we used w12x 16 for ground to 4th floor and w10x2 for 5th to 14th floor.
 If we changed the ground floor size, we need to change the whole beam size that used in
building.
 That’s why we used beam W12x14 with the load of 13830 lb/ft in front and w 12x16
with a load of 9555lb/ft in side.
 Even though the stiffness, safe and strength is good enough, it is bad economically.
Because the load on bottom is huge to light on top.
 “Can we use same size? What happen?” Yes, but the stress on upper floor are less than
the lower floor and the economic will fail.