AUCE98
Structural
- Nov 24, 2004
- 127
I would like the communities opinion on an issue faced currently in our office. We are designing a 4-level wood framed structure placed on a PT podium slab. The typical live load for the wood framed portion of the structure is 40psf. How is the live load reduction applied to the podium slab? My opinion is that the total live load (Lo) supported by the podium slab (4floors x 40psf) = 160psf is able to be reduced per IBC-2000 Eq 16-1, where At, Tributary area, is based on all floor levels above. Any insight would be appreciated.
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