14. Generally the adverse factors are used to determine the design loads acting on a structure. Elastic analyses then allow the determination of maximum BM’s and Shears for which sections must be capable of sustaining ARUAN EFENDY BIN MOHD GHAZALI FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN AWAM Load Combination Load Type Dead Load, Gk Imposed Load, Qk Wind Load, Wk Adverse Beneficial Adverse Beneficial Dead + Imposed 1.4 1 1.6 0 - Dead + Wind 1.4 1 - - 1.4 Dead + Wind + Imposed 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2