Load paths
UDL on a beam from tributary area
Turn a floor pressure into a uniform line load on a beam: multiply the tributary width by the load. Here is the method, beam self-weight, and the two-way equivalent UDL.
Sam Rivera··5 min
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Line Load
6 posts tagged “Line Load”.
Fundamentals
Tributary width for a beam, explained
A beam's tributary width is half the spacing to the parallel member on each side. Multiply it by the floor load for the uniform load on the beam. Here is the method with numbers.
Sam Rivera··4 min
Fundamentals
How to calculate tributary area for a wall
A wall collects a tributary strip, not an area like a column. Here is how to find its tributary width, turn it into a line load, and where the strip method applies.
Sam Rivera··5 min
Load paths
Bearing wall load takedown, explained
A bearing wall carries floor load as a line reaction per metre, not a point load. Here is how to take a wall down, what feeds its line load, and how it reaches the footing.
Elena Marchetti··5 min
Fundamentals
How to calculate a wall line load
A wall's line load is its weight per metre of length: height times thickness times unit weight. Here is the method, typical material weights, and a worked example.
Sam Rivera··4 min
Fundamentals
Area load vs line load vs point load
Loads come in three forms: area loads on slabs, line loads on walls and beams, and point loads at columns. Here is what each means, its units, and how they convert.
Sam Rivera··4 min