What is the amount of load, in square feet, placed on a roof for a parapet wall that is 2 feet high on all four sides of an 80-foot-by-80-foot building?
What will be an ideal response?
80 × 80 = 6400 sq. ft. roof
4(80)(2) = 640 sq. ft. parapet
6400 sq. ft. +1/2(640) sq. ft. = 6720 sq. ft.
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