Research Article
Aug 1977
Analysis of Live Loads in Office Buildings
Publication: Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 103, Issue 8
Abstract
An analysis of live loads in offices is presented which applies probabilistic live load models to the results of a recent survey of office buildings in the United States conducted by the National Bureau of Standards. The results are compared to a study of live loads in offices in the United Kingdom and the design loads currently specified by ANSI A58.1-1972. On the basis of this study, a new expression for computing allowable reductions in live loads is proposed.
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Journal of the Structural Division
Volume 103 • Issue 8 • August 1977
Pages: 1551 - 1560
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© 1977 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Aug 1977
Published online: Feb 1, 2021
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Bruce Ellingwood, AM.ASCE
Struct. Research Engr., Center for Building Tech., National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C.
Charles Culver, M.ASCE
Program Mgr., Building Tech., Center for Building Tech., National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C.
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