ASCE 7, 2002 edition, 9.5.5.7.1 calls for the design story drift to be determined by the difference of the deflections at the top and bottom of the story under consideration. Then it gives a formula to calculate the deflection at level x. One of the variables of the formula is the deflections...
I am looking for information regarding structural load carrying capacity in typical exposed steel construction.
Q1: What is the typical (or minimum required) load safety factor built in to a typical steel building? (1.2, 1.5, 2, etc.)? Only consider the loading of the building and components...
