The floor system of a residential building (LL=1.9KPa) consists of 125mm thick reinforced concrete slab (unit weight = 23.6 KN/m^3) resting on three 8 m spanned RC floor beams spaced at 2.5 meters on centers. Size of RC beam is 200mm x 450mm. NSCP 2015 Load factors: 1.2DL & 1.6LL. Assume simple supports. Calculate the ultimate/factored live load in KN/m. Express your answer in 1 decimal place.

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The floor system of a residential building (LL=1.9KPa) consists of 125mm thick reinforced concrete slab (unit weight = 23.6 KN/m^3) resting on three 8 m spanned RC floor beams spaced at 2.5 meters on centers. Size of RC beam is 200mm x 450mm. NSCP 2015 Load factors: 1.2DL & 1.6LL. Assume simple supports. Calculate the ultimate/factored live load in KN/m. Express your answer in 1 decimal place.

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