A wide flange steel beam shown in the figure below supports a permanent concrete masonry wall, floor slab, architectural finishes, mechanical and electrical systems. Determine the uniform dead load in
KN per linear meter acting on the beam. The wall is 2.8 m high, non-load bearing and laterally braced at
the top to upper floor framing (not shown). The wall consists of 250 mm. lightweight reinforced concrete
masonry units with an average weight of 4.31 KN/m2
. The composite concrete floor slab construction spans
over simply supported steel beams, with a tributary width of 3 m, and weighs 2.4 KN/m2
. The estimated
uniform dead load for structural steel framing, fireproofing, architectural features, floor finish, and ceiling
tiles equals 1.15 KN/m2
, and for mechanical ducting, piping, and electrical systems equals 0.29 KN/m2
.