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Load Tracing 1Lecture 10
Architectural Structures IENDS 231
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ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES I:STATICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS ENDS 231
DR. ANNE NICHOLS
SPRING 2008
ten
load tracingand types
lecture
Load Tracing 2Lecture 10
Architectural Structures IENDS 231
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Structural Loads• gravity acts on mass (F=m*g)• force of mass
– acts at a point• ie. joist on beam
– acts along a “line”• ie. floor on a beam
– acts over an area• ie. people, books,
snow on roof or floor
Load Tracing 3Lecture 10
Architectural Structures IENDS 231
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Load Tracing• how loads are
transferred– usually starts at top– distributed by
supports as actions– distributed by
tributary areas
Load Tracing 5Lecture 10
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Load Tracing• tributary load
– think of water flow– “concentrates” load of
area into center
( )widthtributaryarealoadw ×⎟
⎠⎞
⎜⎝⎛=
width
Load Tracing 6Lecture 10
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Load TracingPatcenterRogers 1986
Load Tracing 7Lecture 10
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Load TracingAlamillo BridgeCalatrava 1992
Load Tracing 10Lecture 10
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Load Paths• openings & pilasters
Load Tracing 15Lecture 10
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Distributed Loads• statically determinate beam supports
– simple
– overhang
– cantilever
L
L
L
Load Tracing 16Lecture 10
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Distributed Loads• continuous beams
– statically indeterminate– floors
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Load Tracing 17Lecture 10
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Equivalent Force Systems• replace forces by resultant• place resultant where M = 0• using calculus and area centroids
dx
w(x)
x
L
loadingloading
L
0AdAwdxW === ∫∫
dx
y
x
elx
Load Tracing 18Lecture 10
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Area Centroids• Table 7.1 – pg. 242
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h3b
right triangle only