Load Takedown [Action on Element Method]:

- LTD Flow Chart:

- Action on Slab: Action on Secondary Slab:

Action on Columns: Action on Primary Beam:

- * Concretes Slabs exert their load on beams longitudinally (on their longer side):

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o Primary Beam, longitudinal (Edge of Building): LL → 2 Slab Area

o Primary Beam, transverse (Edge of Building): LL → 0

o Primary Beam, longitudinal (Internal):
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• LL → 2 /1 Slab Area (Depends) + Point Loads (Secondary Beam)
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o Secondary Beam, (Only Internal): LL → 2 /1 Slab Area (Depends)
Live Load & Dead Load Calculations:

Slab:

- Draw FBD of Slab’s Cross-section:

- Total Unfactored Loads (per meter strip):
o Dead Load:
o Live Load:
- Design Load (ULS):
o 𝑆𝑤 = 1.35𝐺𝑘 + 1.5𝑄𝑘 = _____________________________

= ________ kN/m

→ Eg of Slab FDB
Secondary Beam:

- Draw FDB of Secondary Beam (Longitudinal/Span):

- Total unfactored Loads:
o Dead Load:
▪ From Slab: (Take from Slab DL)

▪ Self-weight:
▪ Total Gk:
o Live Load:
▪ From Slab: (Take from Slab LL)

- Support Reaction, R (provided by Primary Beams):

o Dead Load part: Gk / 2:
o Live Load part: Qk / 2:

- Design Load for Beam (ULS):

o 𝑤 = 1.35𝐺𝑘 + 1.5𝑄𝑘 = ______________________________

= _________ kN/m

→ Eg of Secondary Beam FDB

Primary Beam:

- Draw FDB of Primary Beam (Longitudinal/Span):

- Total unfactored loads:
o Dead Load:
▪ From Slab: (Take from Slab DL)

▪ Self-weight:
▪ Total Gk:
o Live Load:
▪ Load from Slab: (Take from Slab DL)

- Point Loads (From Secondary Beam, only if Primary Beam supports Secondary Beam):
o Dead load part: (Take from Secondary Beam Support Reaction, R)

o Live load part: (Take from Secondary Beam Support Reaction, R)

- Support Reaction, R:
o Dead load part: Gk:

o Live load part: Qk:

- Design Load for Primary Beam:

o UDL: 𝑤 = 1.35𝐺𝑘 + 1.5𝑄𝑘 = ______________________________

= _________ kN/m

o Point Force: 𝑃 = 1.35𝐺𝑘,𝑝 + 1.5𝑄𝑘,𝑝 = ______________________________

= _________ kN/m
→ Eg of Primary Beam FDB