Practice Question: Tributary area supported by columns

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Solution

Refer to ASCE Standard (ASCE/SEI 7-16), Section 4.7

Refer to PE Civil Reference Handbook V2.0, Section 3.18.3

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The tributary area for each column is the total floor area divided by the number of columns.

\(Tributary\ Area\ (A_T)={Total\ Floor\ Area\ (A) \over Number\ of\ Columns\ (N)}\)

\(A_T={600\over 6}\)

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\(A_T\) =100 sq. ft per column

 

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