Sustained Live Load
Sustained Live Load
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All:
Is there any codal recommendation on the percentage of live load that should be used as "sustained" live load in calculating long term deflections?
Online search yields results from 25-30%, sometimes going up to 50%. Any literature that has good recommendations?
Thanks
Is there any codal recommendation on the percentage of live load that should be used as "sustained" live load in calculating long term deflections?
Online search yields results from 25-30%, sometimes going up to 50%. Any literature that has good recommendations?
Thanks






RE: Sustained Live Load
D + 0.5L . The dead load may include that portion of the dead load that occurs following attachment of nonstructural elements.
AISC Design Guide 3 for Serviceability gives the same load combination of D + 0.5L for long term effects.
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