non composite deck design
non composite deck design
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Can anyone give me a design example for a non composite metal floor deck with a concrete slab supporting 100psf live load with a maximum span of 7'-0"? I am trying to understand the Vulcraft tables for selecting the slab and the deck but I can't tell if the "allowable uniform load" for the deck includes live loads or not.






RE: non composite deck design
If it is the former, but the deck is composite with the slab then...........
The allowable uniform load assumes ALL superimposed loads are live. You can get more out of the slab by using the 1.6 factor on the allowable, then taking out the 1.2DL and backing out what you are left with for LL at a factor of 1.6.
If it is the latter.......
The load table likely gives the TOTAL load that the deck can handle (including concrete weight and LL). At least that's the way my USD manual is.
RE: non composite deck design
http://www.njb-united.com/usd/deckcat.htm
RE: non composite deck design