Practice - Summary Table: Floor System Elements
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Practice Questions
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What is the role of the slab in a flooring system?
💡 Hint: Think about where people and furniture are placed.
What do secondary beams support?
💡 Hint: Consider what is found beneath the slab.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the purpose of secondary beams in a flooring system?
💡 Hint: Consider what lies directly under the slab.
True or False: Main beams are smaller than secondary beams.
💡 Hint: Think about their functions.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a building with a total floor area of 1000 m², conceptualize a floor system using I-section beams under a loading of 10 kN/m². Describe your layout of beams and columns.
💡 Hint: Visualize the space and how beams can overlap to share load.
If a secondary beam spans 4m and carries a load of 5 kN/m, calculate the maximum bending moment experienced by this beam.
💡 Hint: Use the bending moment formula for simply supported beams.
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