Service Load & Ultimate Load
Service Load & Ultimate Load
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What is the difference between Service & Ultimate Load?
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Service Load & Ultimate Load
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RE: Service Load & Ultimate Load
RE: Service Load & Ultimate Load
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RE: Service Load & Ultimate Load
To answer your question,
Service Loads represent the actual imparted loads on a structure.
Ultimate Loads take the service loads, and amplify (increased typically, but not always) them to represent the loads we design for.
For example, if I have a concrete floor that is 4" thick, it weighs 50 pounds per square foot (psf). This is called the "Dead Load." Let's also assume the use of this floor is a residential space, which requires a 40 psf "Live Load."
So... Our Service Loads are 50 psf Dead Load, and 40 psf Live Load.
In Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD), we amplify these loads to find our Ultimate Loads based on a number of "Load Combinations" outlined in the local building code (which generally reference ASCE 7-10 in the US).
The most common "Load Combination" is: 1.2 * Dead Load + 1.6 * Live Load
So, our Ultimate Load would be 1.2(50) + 1.6(40) = 124psf
Essentially, in LRFD, the Ultimate Load is the Service Load with a "Factor of Safety" included.*
*not an exact definition but I think it'll do for what you're asking.
RE: Service Load & Ultimate Load
RE: Service Load & Ultimate Load
RE: Service Load & Ultimate Load