Abstract
For buildings, two levels of loading are in general of primary interest:
WW - the maximum service or working load
Wf - the factored or maximum load
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Burnett, E.F.P. (1991). Reinforced Concrete Building Design—The State of the Current Limits. In: Grierson, D.E., Franchi, A., Riva, P. (eds) Progress in Structural Engineering. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3616-7_2
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