Unified Design of Steel Structures, 3rd edition

Integrated Design Project

Problem 2.21 a. Develop a table showing the gravity loads in all columns based on tributary area and live
load reductions. Remember that the columns in the lateral load resisting systems will also carry wind or
seismic forces. Wind loads will be determined in part c; seismic loads are in the Chapter 13 Integrated
Design Project problem.

Gravity Loads

Dead Load:
The roof and floor dead loads are given:
Roof:
Roofing 5 psf
Insulation 2 psf
Deck 2 psf
Beams 3 psf
Joists 3 psf
Misc. 5 psf
Total 20 psf

Floor:
Slab and Deck 60 psf
Beams and Girders 8 psf
Misc. 12 psf
Total 80 psf

Note that these loads include the slab, deck and member self-weights.

Live Load:
Minimum roof live load is 20 psf reducible.

For flexibility in locating the office corridors the floor Live Load for corridors will be used. ASCE 7-16
Table 4-1 requires that for Office Buildings, lobbies and first-floor corridors be designed for 100 psf, and
corridors above first floor be designed for 80 psf. These are both reducible per the requirements given in
ASCE 7 Chapter 4.7 Reduction of Uniform Live Loads.

By designing the entire floor for 80 psf, the requirement to include partition load can be ignored.

Snow Load:
The ASCE 7 snow load map, indicates that the Ground Snow Load, pg, for Downers Grove, IL is 25psf.
For flat roofs, ASCE 7 defines the design flat roof snow load as:

p f = 0.7CeCt I s pg (7.3-1)

Assume a partially exposed urban area, Ce = 1.0.

Office building, Ct = 1.0.

Office building in Risk Category II, Is = 1.00.

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Thereforee,
7 (1.0 )(1.0 )(1.0 )( 25 ) = 17.5 psf
p f = 0.7Ce Ct I s pg = 0.7

Since the roof live loadd is greater th

han the uniform
m snow load,, for determinning column ggravity loads, the
roof live load
l will treatted as a non- reducible load rather than determining snow drifts aat this time

Façade Load:
L
The façad
de imposes a dead
d load around the perim meter of the sttructure and iincludes a 2’ pparapet at thee
Roof. Thee problem stattement indicaates that the cu
urtain wall w
weighs 18 psf.

The distribution of the façade load to

t the beams above
a and be low will assuume that half oof the façade load
goes up to
o the beams above
a and halff goes down to
t the beams bbelow.

y and Influen
Tributary nce Areas.
Assume th
hat the edge of
o the slab is 0.5
0 ft beyond
d the center off the perimeteer column linees.

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Selected Columns - Loads

Columns Accum.
A1, F1   Reduced LRFD ASD ASD
A8, F8 Live Load Trib. Wall Wall Wall Roof Floor Accum. Roof Floor Floor Combo 2 Combo 2 Combo 4
Supporting AT AI Reduction Height Area DL DL DL DL LL LL LL (3 for roof) (3 for roof)
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Level sq ft sq ft ft ft lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs kips kips kips

Roof 295 9.25 252 4537 5900 10437 5900 22.0 16.3 14.9
4 295 1388 0.65 14.0 382 6867 23600 40904 23600 15402 76.7 56.3 56.9
3 295 2776 0.53 13.5 368 6622 23600 71126 23600 25238 129 96.4 94.5
2 295 4164 0.48 13.5 368 6622 23600 101348 23600 34158 179 136 131

Columns Accum.
A2,F2   Reduced LRFD ASD ASD
A7,F7 Live Load Trib. Wall Wall Wall Roof Floor Accum. Roof Floor Floor Combo 2 Combo 2 Combo 4
Supporting AT AI Reduction Height Area DL DL DL DL LL LL LL (3 for roof) (3 for roof)
2
Level sq ft sq ft ft ft lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs kips kips kips

Roof 690 9.25 278 4995 13800 18795 13800 44.6 32.6 29.1
4 690 2370 0.56 14.0 420 7560 55200 81555 55200 30808 154 112 115
3 690 4740 0.47 13.5 405 7290 55200 144045 55200 51653 262 196 193
2 690 7110 0.43 13.5 405 7290 55200 206535 55200 70859 368 277 270

Columns Accum.
D3‐D6   Reduced LRFD ASD ASD
C3‐C6 Live Load Trib. Wall Wall Wall Roof Floor Accum. Roof Floor Floor Combo 2 Combo 2 Combo 4
Supporting AT AI Reduction Height Area DL DL DL DL LL LL LL (3 for roof) (3 for roof)
2
Level sq ft sq ft ft ft lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs kips kips kips

Roof 1125 0 0 0 22500 22500 22500 63.0 45.0 39.4

4 1125 4500 0.47 0 0 0 90000 112500 90000 42625 214 155 161
3 1125 9000 0.41 0 0 0 90000 202500 90000 73460 372 276 274
2 1125 13500 0.40 0 0 0 90000 292500 90000 108000 535 401 390
1 1125 18000 0.40 0 0 0 90000 382500 112500 153000 715 536 514
   

Columns Accum.
C1,D1   Reduced LRFD ASD
C8,D8 Live Load Trib. Wall Wall Wall Roof Floor Accum. Roof Floor Floor Combo 4 Combo 6
Supporting AT AI Reduction Height Area DL DL DL DL LL LL LL w/o wind w/o wind
2
Level sq ft sq ft ft ft lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs kips kips

Roof 519 9.25 278 4995 10380 15375 10380 23.6 23.2
4 519 2280 0.56 14.0 420 7560 41520 64455 41520 23423 94.2 89.8
3 519 4560 0.47 13.5 405 7290 41520 113265 41520 39206 161 150
2 519 6840 0.43 13.5 405 7290 41520 162075 41520 53731 227 210

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Problem 2.21 b. Develop a table sh howing beam loading basedd on tributaryy area and livee load reductiions.
Remembeer that beams will see a uniiform load an nd girders willl see concenttrated loads annd some unifo
form
load due to weight. Beam and girder seelf-weight is inncluded in thhe constructionn loads givenn
t their self-w
above. Peerimeter beam pport the lighttweight metall curtain wall at each level. A
ms and girderss will also sup
reasonable assumption n for the weighht of the curtaain wall is 18 psf.

Selected Beams
B and Girders
G – Sheear and Mom
ment

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Problem 2.21 c. Using g a uniform wind

w pressure as determinedd at the top of the buildingg and spread oover
the entire windward waall, determinee the concentrrated wind forrce at each leevel for each m
main wind forrce
resisting system
s in each
h direction.

Wind Loads

The ASCE
E 7 wind map
p indicates thaat the design wind speed fo
for Downers G
Grove, IL is 1107 mph.

The consttants given in the problem statement aree:

K d = 0.85
K zt = K e = 1.0
K z at the top = 1.09
G = 0.85
C p = 0.8
G pi = 0.18
GC

Thereforee, the velocity

y pressure at th
he top of the building is

qz = 0.00 256 (1.09 )(1.00 )( 0.85 )(1.0 ) (107 ) = 27.22 psf

0256 K z K zt K d K eV 2 = 0.002
2

nal wind presssure for the MWFRS

The extern M is, ig
gnoring the innternal pressuure which actss in both direcctions

p = qGC p = 27.22 ( 0.85 )( 0.800 ) = 18.5 psf

Wind at Each
E Level

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ASCE 7 Hazards Report

Location: Risk Category: Standard Version:
No Address At this Location Elevation: 693 ft II ASCE/SEI 7-16
Lat: 42 Soil Class: D - Stiff Soil
Long: -88
Elevation Reference Datum:
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88)

Wind
Results:
Wind Speed: 106 Vmph
Data Source: ASCE/SEI 7-16, Fig. 26.5-1B
Date Accessed: Mon Aug 21 2017

Value provided is 3-second gust wind speeds at 33 ft above ground for Exposure C Category, based on linear
interpolation between contours. Wind speeds are interpolated in accordance with the 7-16 Standard. Wind speeds
correspond to approximately a 7% probability of exceedance in 50 years (annual exceedance probability =
0.00143, MRI = 700 years).

Mountainous terrain, gorges, ocean promontories, and special wind regions should be examined for unusual wind
conditions.

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Seismic
Site Soil Class: D - Stiff Soil
Results:
S S: 0.121
S1: 0.062
S MS: 0.194
S M1 : 0.15
S DS : 0.129
S D1 : 0.1
MCEr Spectrum Design Response Spectrum

Data Source: USGS Seismic Design Maps

Date Accessed: Mon Aug 21 2017

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Ice
Results:
Ice Thickness: 1.50 in.
Concurrent Temperature: 5F
Gust Speed: 40 mph
Data Source: Standard ASCE/SEI 7-16, Figs. 10-2 through 10-8
Date Accessed: Mon Aug 21 2017
Ice thicknesses on structures in exposed locations at elevations higher than the surrounding terrain and in valleys
and gorges may exceed the mapped values.
Values provided are equivalent radial ice thicknesses due to freezing rain with concurrent 3-second gust speeds,
for a 500-year mean recurrence interval, and temperatures concurrent with ice thicknesses due to freezing rain.
Thicknesses for ice accretions caused by other sources shall be obtained from local meteorological studies. Ice
thicknesses in exposed locations at elevations higher than the surrounding terrain and in valleys and gorges may
exceed the mapped values.

Snow
Results:
2
Ground Snow Load, pg : 25 lb/ft
Elevation: 693.0 ft
Data Source: ASCE/SEI 7-16, Fig. 7-1.
Date Accessed: Mon Aug 21 2017

Values provided are ground snow loads. In areas designated "case study
required," extreme local variations in ground snow loads preclude mapping at
this scale. Numbers in parentheses represent the upper elevation limits in feet
for the ground snow load values presented. Site-specific case studies are
required to establish ground snow loads at elevations not covered.
Rain
Results:
15-minute Precipitation Intensity:
6.37 in./h
60-minute Precipitation Intensity:
3.08 in./h
Data Source: NOAA National Weather Service, Precipitation Frequency Data Server, Atlas 14
(https://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hdsc/)
Date Accessed: Mon Aug 21 2017

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Flood
Results:
Flood Zone Categorization: X (unshaded)

Base Flood Elevation: Refer to map for local elevations and interpolate according to the Authority
Having Jurisdiction.
Data Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer - Effective Flood Hazard Layer for US,
where modernized (https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search)
Date Accessed: Mon Aug 21 2017
FIRM Panel: If available, download FIRM panel here
Insurance Study Note: Download FEMA Flood Insurance Study for this area here

Tsunami
Results:
Tsunami: Not in mapped tsunami design zone.
Data Source: ASCE Tsunami Design Geodatabase
Date Accessed: Mon Aug 21 2017

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