Load Path in The Framed Buildings

LEE XIA SHENG

Load Path in The Framed Buildings

Framed structures are systems consisting of members that are long in comparison to the dimensions of their cross section. Typical framed building members are slabs, beams, columns, and some including shear walls, trusses and bracings.

Load Path in The Framed Buildings

When we analyze and design framed structures/buildings, the assumption is based on 2 conditions*: a. The material of the structure is elastic and obeys Hookes law. The displacements vary linearly with the applied force. b. All deformations are assumed to be small, so displacements do not significantly affect the geometry of the structure, do not alter the force in the member so can be neglected.

Concrete Framed Building

*Design-Oriented Analysis of Structures-A Unified Approach", by Uri Kirsch

Load Path in The Framed Buildings

Load will be transferred by physical contact between members within the structures. Load path is a path through which the load is transmitted to the foundations.

Load due to furniture, equipments, activities and self weight of slabs will act on the slabs.

Load Path in The Framed Buildings

The load carried by the slabs will transfer to surrounding beams. The load will transfer either in one way or two ways.

The load carried by secondary beams will transfer to primary beams. The load from primary beams will transfer to columns.

Load Path in The Framed Buildings

The load carried by columns will finally reach the foundations.

The load path in simple framed building may be identified by simple logic, while load path in more complex framed building will require numerical methods such as finite element method. The objective of identifying load path in framed buildings is to determine the critical stress for each member and compare with that members strength.

Load Path in The Framed Buildings

1) What are the 2 conditions we assumed when we are analyzing framed buildings? 2) What is the typical load path in a simple framed building? 3) What is the objective of identifying load path in framed buildings?

Load Path in The Framed Buildings