I purchased some practice exams from PECivilExam.com, anyway... whenever they have a member design problem, and calculate the factor design load, they always use Wu=1.4D + 1.7L.
Is the 1.7xL an old code and just outdated? I can't find 1.7 anywhere. Shouldn't it be 1.4D + 1.6L?
Is the 1.7xL an old code and just outdated? I can't find 1.7 anywhere. Shouldn't it be 1.4D + 1.6L?