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TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES EXERCISE. THE FLOOR SYSTEM OF A
1. WHAT ARE THE LOADS SUBJECTED GYMNASIUM CONSISTS OF A 130 mm
TO STRUCTURES ACCORDING TO THICK CONCRETE SLAB RESTING ON
NATIONAL STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE FOUR STEEL BEAMS (A = 9,100 mm2) THAT,
PHILIPPINES 2015. DEFINE EACH LOAD. IN TURN, ARE SUPPORTED BY TWO STEEL
GIRDERS (A = 25,600 mm2), AS SHOWN IN
DEAD LOADS - CONSIST OF THE WEIGHT THE FIGURE BELOW. DETERMINE THE
OF ALL MATERIALS AND FIXED DEAD LOADS ACTING ON BEAM BF AND
EQUIPMENT INCORPORATED INTO THE GIRDER AD.
BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE.

LIVE LOADS - ARE THOSE LOADS

PRODUCED BY THE USE AND
OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING OR
OTHER STRUCTURE AND DO NOT
INCLUDE DEAD LOAD, CONSTRUCTION
LOAD, OR ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS.
2. WHAT ARE THE LOAD COMBINATIONS 203.4.1 BASIC LOAD COMBINATIONS
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WHERE ALLOWABLE STRESS OR
STRUCTURAL CODE OF THE ALLOWABLE STRENGTH DESIGN IS USED,
PHILIPPINES 2015? STRUCTURES AND ALL PORTIONS
THEREOF SHALL RESIST THE MOST
203.3 LOAD COMBINATIONS USING CRITICAL EFFECTS RESULTING FROM THE
STRENGTH DESIGN OR LOAD AND FOLLOWING COMBINATION OF LOADS:
RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN
D+F
203.3.1 BASIC LOAD COMBINATIONS D+H+F+L+T
WHERE STRENGTH DESIGN OR LOAD D + H + F + (Lr or R)
AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN IS D + H + F +0.75 [ L + T (Lr or R)]
USED, STRUCTURES AND ALL 𝑬
D + H + F + (0.6W or )
PORTIONS THEREOF SHALL RESIST THE 𝟏.𝟒
MOST CRITICAL EFFECTS FROM THE
FOLLOWING COMBINATION OF
203.4.2 ALTERNATE BASIC LOAD
FACTORED LOADS:
COMBINATIONS
IN LIEU OF THE BASIC LOAD
1.4(D+ F)
COMBINATIONS SPECIFIED IN SECTION
1.2 (D+F+T) + 1.6(L+H)
203.4.1, STRUCTURES AND PORTIONS
+ 0.5 (Lr or R)
THEREOF SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE
1.2D + 1.6 (Lr or R) + (f1L or 0.5W)
DESIGNED FOR THE MOST CRITICAL
1.2 D + 1.0 W + f1L + + 0.5 (Lr or R)
EFFECTS RESULTING FROM THE
1.2D + 1.0 E + f1L
FOLLOWING LOAD COMBINATIONS. WHEN
0.9D + 1.0W + 1.6H
USING THESE ALTERNATE BASIC LOAD
0.9D +1.0E + 1.6H
COMBINATIONS, A ONE-THIRD INCREASE
SHALL BE PERMITTED IN ALLOWABLE
WHERE
STRESSES FOR ALL COMBINATIONS,
FL = 1.0 FOR FLOORS IN PLACES OF
INCLUDING W OR E
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY, FOR LIVE LOADS IN
𝑬
EXCESS OF 4.8 kPa, AND FOR D + H + F + 0.75[ L + Lr (0.6W or )]
𝟏.𝟒
GARAGELIVE LOAD, OR
0.6D + 0.6W + H
= 0.5 FOR OTHER LIVE LOADS 𝑬
(0.6D + +H)
𝟏.𝟒
D + L + (Lr or R)
203.4 LOAD COMBINATIONS USING D + L + 0.6W
ALLOWABLE STRESS OR ALLOWABLE 𝑬
D+L+
STRENGTH DESIGN 𝟏.𝟒
EXCEPTION:
CRANE HOOK LOADS NEED NOT BE
COMBINED WITH ROOF LIVE LOAD OR
WITH MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF THE
WIND LOAD

203.5 SPECIAL SEISMIC LOAD

COMBINATIONS

FOR BOTH ALLOWABLE STRESS DESIGN

AND STRENGTH DESIGN FOR
CONCRETE, AND LOAD AND
RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN (LRFD)
AND ALLOWABLE STRENGTH DESIGN
(ASD) FOR STEEL, THE FOLLOWING
SPECIAL LOAD COMBINATIONS FOR
SEISMIC DESIGN SHALL BE USED AS
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED BY SECTION
208, OR BY CHAPTERS 3 THROUGH 7.

1.2D + f1L + 1.0Em

0.9D ± 1.0 Em

WHER:
F1 = 1.0 FOR FLOORS IN PLACES OF
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY, FOR LIVE LOADS IN
EXCESS OF 4.8 KPA, AND FOR GARAGE
LIVE LOAD, OR
= 0.5 FOR OTHER LIVE LOADS
= THE MAXIMUM EFFECT OF
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL FORCES AS
SET FORTH IN SECTION 208.6.1