NOTIONAL LOAD

SOME CLARIFICATION REQUIRED IN THE USE OF NOTIONAL LOAD

*PRIMARY LOAD CASES

LOAD 1 DEAD LOAD (DL)

JOINT LOAD

13 TO 16 29 TO 32 45 TO 48 61 TO 64 FY -100

LOAD 300: DEAD NOTIONAL LOAD

NOTIONAL LOAD

1 X .002

THE ABOVE NOTIONAL LOAD IS APPLIED IN THE +X DIRECTION IN FOLLOWING COMBINATION

LOAD 500: 1.4DL+NL

REPEAT LOAD

1 1.4 300 1.4

IF I WANT TO APPLY  THIS NOTIONAL LOAD IN THE NEGATIVE X DIRECTION CAN I USE 

LOAD 300: DEAD NOTIONAL LOAD

NOTIONAL LOAD

1 X  -0.002

LOAD 500: 1.4DL-NL

REPEAT LOAD

1 1.4 300 1.4  

WILL THE RESULT BE SAME?