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Comm. K2.] PONDING 255Even on the basis of unlimited elastic behavior, it is seen that the ponding deflectionswould become infinitely large unlessSince elastic behavior is not unlimited, the effective bending strength available ineach member to resist the stress caused by ponding action is restricted to the differencebetween the yield stress of the member and the stress f o produced by the totalload supported by it before consideration of ponding is included.Note that elastic deflection is directly proportional to stress. The admissible amountof ponding in either the primary or critical (midspan) secondary member, in termsof the applicable ratio w / o and w / o , can be represented as (F y – f o )/f o . Substitutingthis expression for w / o and w / o , and combining with the foregoingexpressions for w and w , the relationship between critical values for C p and C s andthe available elastic bending strength to resist ponding is obtained. The curvespresented in Figures A-K2.1 and A-K2.2 are based upon this relationship. Theyconstitute a design aid for use when a more exact determination of required flatroof framing stiffness is needed than given by the <strong>LRFD</strong> Specification provisionthat C p + 0.9C s 0.25.Given any combination of primary and secondary framing, the stress index is computedasUp⎛ F= ⎜⎝y− ffooæ Cpöæ C ösç1 C÷ç

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