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Hi Tim,
thanks for your comprehensive answer. I get your point, but what I am struggling with is what percentage live load should take and where I can apply this coefficient. For instance in Iranian seismic code(Standard 2800), it is mentioned 20 percents, and as you know it is for seismic mass of ...

I am modelling a 3-story structure but I don't Know how to apply live load, since in applied load tab just permanent load type is mention, there is nothing that can distinguish live-load from dead-load, but as you know for calculating mass of structure the participation of each of these two kind of ...