LOAD SPECIFICATION

DEAD LOAD
WALLS
Interior (100mm)
Exterior (150mm)
Parapet (150mm)(1m
high)
Cement Finish
Quarry Tile
Acoustical Fiber Board
Partition Loads
Plumbing ang
Electrical Components

12.68 kN/m
13.2 kN/m
3.3 kN/m
1.53 kPa
1.10 kPa
0.05 kPa
1 kPa
1 kPa

LIVE LOAD
Live load for all floor
area

Full live load

Alternate live load

2.4 kPa

WIND LOAD
Zone Location
Zone 2
Exposure Category
B (Case 1)
Importance Factor
1
Wind Directionality
1
Factor
Topographic Factor
1
Occupancy
Standard Occupancy
Importance

EARTHQUAKE LOAD
Seismic Zone Factor, Z
0.4
Reinforced Concrete
0.0853
Moment-Resisting Frame
Seismic Coefficient, Ca
0.44Na
Seismic Coefficient, Cv
0.64Nv
Near Source Factor, Na
1.2
Near Source Factor, Nv
1.6
Seismic Importance
1
Factor, I
Earthquake-ForceResisting Structural
8
System of Steel
Height above Ground
12m
Level

Along x-axis
Along z-axis

LOAD COMBINATIONS

Samples

DL+0.75LL+0.7143EL(Along x-direction)

DL+0.75LL+WL

STAAD RESULTS (Assumptions of W21x50 for column and W14x26 for

beam)
MAXIMUM MOMENTS
SECOND FLOOR BEAMS
B-1
143.713 kN-m
B-2
166.631 kN-m
B-3
140.155 kN-m
B-1
B-4
29.924 kN-m
B-2
B-5
33.377 kN-m
B-3
B-6
41.364 kN-m
B-4
B-5
ROOF BEAMS
B-6

THIRD FLOOR BEAMS

144.994 kN-m
168.026 kN-m
140.271 kN-m
30.268 kN-m
33.761 kN-m
42.280 kN-m
B-1
86.475 kN-m
B-2
99.226 kN-m
B-3
88.761 kN-m
B-4
15.477 kN-m
B-5
25.636 kN-m
B-6
23.939 kN-m

COMPUTATION FOR DETERMINING SECTIONS:

SECOND FLOOR BEAMS

THIRD FLOOR BEAMS

ROOF BEAMS

STAAD RESULTS (Applying computed sections)

MAXIMUM MOMENTS
SECOND FLOOR BEAMS
B-1
126.782 kN-m
B-2
159.953 kN-m
B-3
126.879 kN-m
B-1
B-4
39.498 kN-m
B-2
B-5
38.629 kN-m
B-3
B-6
49.969 kN-m
B-4
B-5
ROOF BEAMS
B-6

THIRD FLOOR BEAMS

B-1
B-2
B-3
B-4
B-5
B-6

131.67 kN-m
165.262 kN-m
130.855 kN-m
39.552 kN-m
38.699 kN-m
50.140 kN-m
71.472 kN-m
89.397 kN-m
71.802 kN-m
24.554 kN-m
30.319 kN-m
30.588 kN-m

COMPUTATIONS FOR DESIGN:

SECOND FLOOR BEAMS

THIRD FLOOR BEAMS

ROOF BEAMS

CHECKING FOR ADEQUACY

SECOND FLOOR BEAMS
Staad Result

BEAM
S

SECTIO
N

B-1

W12x4
5
W12x5
0
W12x4
5
W12x1
4
W12x1
4
W12x1
6

B-2
B-3
B-4
B-5
B-6

Sx
(mm)

Comput
ed Sx
(mm)

NEW
SECTIO
N

Sx
(mm)

Momen
t
(kN-m)
-

Comput
ed
Sx
(mm)
-

950000

774572

SAFE

106500
0
950000

977230

SAFE

775165

SAFE

244000

241312

SAFE

244000

236003

SAFE

280000

305285

NOT
SAFE

W12x1
9

34900
0

50.048

305767

SAFE

Momen
t
(kN-m)

Comput
ed
Sx
(mm)

All beams have compact section

THIRD FLOOR BEAMS

Staad Result

BEAM
S

SECTIO
N

Sx
(mm)

Comput
ed Sx
(mm)

NEW
SECTIO
N

Sx
(mm)

B-1
B-2
B-3
B-4
B-5
B-6

W12x4
5
W12x5
0
W12x4
5
W12x1
4
W12x1
4
W12x1
6

950000

804435

SAFE

106500
0
950000

100966
5
799456

SAFE

244000

241642

SAFE

244000

236431

SAFE

280000

306329

NOT
SAFE

SAFE

W12x1
9

34900
0

50.262

All beams have compact section

ROOF BEAMS
BEAM
S

SECTIO
N

B-1

W12x2
6
W12x3
0
W12x2
6
W12x1
4
W12x1
4
W12x1
4

B-2
B-3
B-4
B-5
B-6

Sx
(mm)
547000

Comput
ed Sx
(mm)
436657

SAFE

633000

546169

SAFE

547000

438673

SAFE

244000

150012

SAFE

244000

185233

SAFE

244000

186877

SAFE

All beams have compact section

FINAL DETAILS
SECOND FLOOR BEAMS
THIRD FLOOR BEAMS
W12x45
B-1
W12x50
B-2
W12x45
B-3
W12x14
B-4
W12x14
B-5

307075

SAFE

B-6

W12x19

ROOF BEAMS
B-1
B-2
B-3
B-4
B-5
B-6

W12x26
W12x30
W12x26
W12x14
W12x14
W12x14

B-1
B-2
B-3
B-4
B-5
B-6

W12x45
W12x50
W12x45
W12x14
W12x14
W12x19