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Steel Design · Problem type
Dead, live or environmental load
Use this for “Is the weight of movable furniture a dead load or a live load in the LRFD combinations?”
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Which kind of load is each one?
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Ask whether the load is always there and fixed, comes and goes with how the building is used, or comes from nature.
Assumptions
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ASCE 7-22 load types: each gets its own load factor in the combinations.
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Dead load is permanent weight fixed in place; live load comes from use and can move or leave.
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