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22-Agric-B2 Structural Design for Agricultural, Biosystems, and Food Industries: December 2017

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  1. Question 1 Definitions
  2. Question 2 Roof Truss — Reactions and Member Forces
  3. Question 3 Timber Lintel B1 and Post P1
  4. Question 4 Lateral Force Resisting Systems and Shearwall Design
  5. Question 5 Manure Tank Floor Slab — Typical Middle Span
  6. Question 6 Manure Storage Tank — Loads and Durability

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National Exams — 04-Agric-B2, Structural Design of Agricultural, Biosystems and Food Industries — December 2017. 3-hour duration, open-book exam. Question 1 is mandatory; the exam asks for 4 of Questions 2–6 — all five are answered below as a complete study resource.

Reference texts: CSA O86-09, Engineering Design in Wood (attached Tables 6.3.1A/6.3.1D); CSA A23.3-04/14, Design of Concrete Structures (attached reinforcement-ratio Table 2.1); National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) Part 4, structural loads and load combinations; CSA A23.1/A23.2, Concrete Materials and Methods of Concrete Construction; Breyer et al., Design of Wood Structures — ASD/LRFD (shearwall/diaphragm design); MWPS-1, Structures and Environment Handbook (agricultural building loads and details).