TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES – MANILA

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

STRUCTURAL THEORY
CE 315

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Problem 1
The floor of a classroom is supported by the bar joists shown in Fig. 2-15a. Each joist is 4.5 m long and they are spaced
0.75 m on centers. The floor itself is made from lightweight concrete that is 100 mm thick. Neglect the weight of the
joists and the corrugated metal deck, and determine the load that acts along each joist.

Solution
The dead load on the floor is due to the weight of the concrete slab. From Table 1-3 for 100 mm of lightweight concrete
it is (100) (0.015 kN/m2) = 1.50 kN/m2. From Table 1-4, the live load for a classroom is 1.92 kN/m 2. Thus, the total floor
load is 1.50 kN/m2 + 1.92 kN/m2 = 3.42 kN/m2. For the floor system, L 1 = 0.75 m and L2 = 4.5 m. Since L1/L > 2 the
concrete slab is treated as a one-way slab. The tributary area for each joist is shown in Fig. 2-15 b. Therefore, the
uniform load along its length is
w = 3.42 kN/m2 (0.75 m) = 2.57 kN/m
This loading and the end reactions on each joist are shown in Fig. 1-c.
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