Id: 20183290317

Name: MD. ATIQUR RAHMAN

Department: Civil engineering

Homework 3

Q. How to calculate the self-weight of structure?

Answer: The self-weight of a structurai or non-structural component can be obtained by
integrating eq (1.1) over the total volume of the com- ponent, i.e. The volume ü of the
component is determined by its boundary 3 which in turn is determined by the dimensions of the
component.
Q. What is the difference between soil weight and effective weight? How to calculate the self-
weight stress of stratified land?
Answer: Background. The soil bulk density , also known as dry bulk density, is the weight of dry
soil divided by the total soil volume . The total soil volume is the combined volume of solids and
pores which may contain air or water or both .
Saturated unit weight is equal to the bulk density when the total voids is filled up with water. …
Buoyant unit weight or submerged unit weight is the effective mass per unit volume when the
soil is submerged below standing water or below the ground water table.
Assuming your shaft to be a simply supported beam at 2 ends with no other load & the shaft to
be a solid circular section:
Consider
L=length of shaft
W=uniformly distributed load(in our case,the weight of shaft divided by its length)
Reaction®=wl/2
Max bending moment=(w(l^2))/8
Z(section modulus)=.78(r^3)
Max bending stress=(wl)/8Z
If your shaft is hollow,the section modulus will change as:
Ro is outer radius
Ri is inner radius
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Q. What is basic snow pressure? What are the main factors that affect the basic snow
pressure?
Answer: the maximum snow pressure that may occur during the use of the structure on the local
open and flat ground according to the statistics of meteorological records.
S- (N/m2) Snow pressure
Y- (N/m3) Unit weight of snow
d- The depth of snow
The maximum snow depth and maximum unit
weight of snow do not necessarily occur at the
same time.

It is better to measure the basic snow pressure

directly, that is to record the snow pressure on the
ground directly.

Q.4. Is the basic snow pressure taken from ground snow pressure or roof snow pressure?
Answer: yes, basic snow defined for snow load on the ground, not from roof snow pressure.

Q.5. Explain the main factors and reasons that affect roof snow pressure?
Answer: the main factors and reasons that affect roof snow pressure
1. Materials & Design
2. Detailing and Construction
3. Pitch & Thermal Conditions
4. Roof Layout Geometry
5. Depth and Snow Density
6. Sun and Wind Exposure
7. Maintenance

Q.6. When calculating the effect of floor live load, why should the value of uniform
distributed live load be reduced when the area affected by live load exceeds a
certain value?
Answer: Since the uniformly distributed live load on the floor can be understood
as the average of the total live load of the floor according to the floor area, in one
case, the larger the floor area considered, the smaller the actual floor live load.
Therefore, when calculating the floor live load effect of structures or components,
if the floor live load area causing the effect exceeds a certain value, the floor
uniformly distributed live load should be reduced
Q.7.The floor of a residence building is a 120mm thick reinforced concrete in-situ
slab, with a 30mm thick cement mortar as screed layer above and a 20mm paper
reinforced mortar as plastering layer below. Calculate the sel f-weight of the floor
structure.

Answer: