1. How many of you got this load combination (1.2 DL + 1.6 LL) exceeded by actual service load?
2. Have you ever used 1.1 DL + 1.3 LL?
3. Do different countries have different kpa load for live load? For residential, office and commercial, what value is in the code of your country?
When you design beams.. do you make the Vc larger than the service load to make sure the beam won't form any diagonal shear crack in spite of putting adequate stirrups? Note that the contribution to Vc comes from the dowel action, aggregate interlock and contributions from the uncracked...