A beam must be designed to the following specifications: ●● Span length = 35 ft ●● Beam spacing = 10 ft ●● 2-in. deck with 3 in. of lightweight concrete fill (wc = 115 pcf) for a total depth of t = 5 in. Total weight of deck and slab = 51 psf ●● Construction load =20 psf ●● Partition load = 20 psf ●● Miscellaneous dead load =10 psf ●● Live load=80 psf ●● Fy =50 ksi, f,c 4 ksi Assume continuous lateral support and use LRFD.

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A beam must be designed to the following specifications:

●● Span length = 35 ft

●● Beam spacing = 10 ft ●● 2-in. deck with 3 in. of lightweight concrete fill (wc = 115 pcf) for a total depth of t = 5 in. Total weight of deck and slab = 51 psf

●● Construction load =20 psf

●● Partition load = 20 psf

●● Miscellaneous dead load =10 psf ●● Live load=80 psf

●● Fy =50 ksi, f,c 4 ksi Assume continuous lateral support and use LRFD.

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