The standard is silent on the reduction of live loads for foundations, however, foundations are permitted to be designed for the design loads on the columns they support. Thus if livelad reductions are used to compujte the loads in the columns and column bases, these same loads acan be used to design the foundations. Beam reduction factors do not apply to coclumns or to foundations.
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Ronald Hamburger, SE
Consulting Principal
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-13-2023 05:54 PM
From: Vijaya Saidu
Subject: Section 4.7 and 4.8 of ASCE 7-10 Reduction in Live Loads
Can the applicable reduction in live loads on beams and columns applied to design foundations elements
#ASCE7-10
#LiveLoads
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Vijaya Saidu R.Eng, M.ASCE
Civil and Structural Engineer
Chaguanas
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