Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 160 views

    Table 4-1 - Live Loads - Asce 7-10

    Uploaded by

    Nasir Hameed
    This document provides minimum uniformly distributed live loads (psf) and minimum concentrated live loads (lbs) for various occupancies and uses according to Table 4-1. Some key live loads include: - Apartments and residential occupancies: 40 psf uniform, 300 lbs concentrated - Office and commercial spaces: 50 psf uniform, 2,000 lbs concentrated - Assembly areas like theaters and auditoriums: 60-150 psf uniform, 1,000-2,000 lbs concentrated - Manufacturing: 125-250 psf uniform, 2,000-3,000 lbs concentrated

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Table 4-1 - Live Loads - Asce 7-10

    Uploaded by

    Nasir Hameed
    160 views2 pages
    This document provides minimum uniformly distributed live loads (psf) and minimum concentrated live loads (lbs) for various occupancies and uses according to Table 4-1. Some key live loads include: - Apartments and residential occupancies: 40 psf uniform, 300 lbs concentrated - Office and commercial spaces: 50 psf uniform, 2,000 lbs concentrated - Assembly areas like theaters and auditoriums: 60-150 psf uniform, 1,000-2,000 lbs concentrated - Manufacturing: 125-250 psf uniform, 2,000-3,000 lbs concentrated

    Original Description:

    TABLE 4-1_LIVE LOADS_ASCE 7-10

    Original Title

    TABLE 4-1_LIVE LOADS_ASCE 7-10

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides minimum uniformly distributed live loads (psf) and minimum concentrated live loads (lbs) for various occupancies and uses according to Table 4-1. Some key live loads include: - Apartments and residential occupancies: 40 psf uniform, 300 lbs concentrated - Office and commercial spaces: 50 psf uniform, 2,000 lbs concentrated - Assembly areas like theaters and auditoriums: 60-150 psf uniform, 1,000-2,000 lbs concentrated - Manufacturing: 125-250 psf uniform, 2,000-3,000 lbs concentrated

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    160 views2 pages

    Table 4-1 - Live Loads - Asce 7-10

    Uploaded by

    Nasir Hameed
    This document provides minimum uniformly distributed live loads (psf) and minimum concentrated live loads (lbs) for various occupancies and uses according to Table 4-1. Some key live loads include: - Apartments and residential occupancies: 40 psf uniform, 300 lbs concentrated - Office and commercial spaces: 50 psf uniform, 2,000 lbs concentrated - Assembly areas like theaters and auditoriums: 60-150 psf uniform, 1,000-2,000 lbs concentrated - Manufacturing: 125-250 psf uniform, 2,000-3,000 lbs concentrated

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 2

    MINIMUM DESIGN LOADS

    Table 4-1 Minimum Uniformly Distributed Live Loads, Lo, and Minimum Concentrated Live Loads

    Occupancy or Use Uniform psf (kN/m2) Conc. lb (kN)


    Apartments (see Residential)
    Access floor systems
    Office use 50 (2.4) 2,000 (8.9)
    Computer use 100 (4.79) 2,000 (8.9)
    Armories and drill rooms 150 (7.18)a
    Assembly areas and theaters
    Fixed seats (fastened to floor) 60 (2.87)a
    Lobbies 100 (4.79)a
    Movable seats 100 (4.79)a
    Platforms (assembly) 100 (4.79)a
    Stage floors 150 (7.18)a
    Balconies and decks 1.5 times the live load for the
    occupancy served. Not required
    to exceed 100 psf (4.79 kN/m2)
    Catwalks for maintenance access 40 (1.92) 300 (1.33)
    Corridors
    First floor 100 (4.79)
    Other floors, same as occupancy served except as indicated
    Dining rooms and restaurants 100 (4.79)a
    Dwellings (see Residential)
    Elevator machine room grating (on area of 2 in. by 2 in. (50 mm by 300 (1.33)
    50 mm))
    Finish light floor plate construction (on area of 1 in. by 1 in. (25 mm 200 (0.89)
    by 25 mm))
    Fire escapes 100 (4.79)
    On single-family dwellings only 40 (1.92)
    Fixed ladders See Section 4.5
    Garages
    Passenger vehicles only 40 (1.92)a,b,c
    c
    Trucks and buses
    Handrails, guardrails, and grab bars See Section 4.5
    Helipads 60 (2.87)d,e e,f,g

    Nonreducible
    Hospitals
    Operating rooms, laboratories 60 (2.87) 1,000 (4.45)
    Patient rooms 40 (1.92) 1,000 (4.45)
    Corridors above first floor 80 (3.83) 1,000 (4.45)
    Hotels (see Residential)
    Libraries
    Reading rooms 60 (2.87) 1,000 (4.45)
    Stack rooms 150 (7.18)a,h 1,000 (4.45)
    Corridors above first floor 80 (3.83) 1,000 (4.45)
    Manufacturing
    Light 125 (6.00)a 2,000 (8.90)
    Heavy 250 (11.97)a 3,000 (13.40)

    Continued

    17
    CHAPTER 4 LIVE LOADS

    Table 4-1 (Continued)

    Occupancy or Use Uniform psf (kN/m2) Conc. lb (kN)


    Office buildings
    File and computer rooms shall be designed for heavier loads based
    on anticipated occupancy
    Lobbies and first-floor corridors 100 (4.79) 2,000 (8.90)
    Offices 50 (2.40) 2,000 (8.90)
    Corridors above first floor 80 (3.83) 2,000 (8.90)
    Penal institutions
    Cell blocks 40 (1.92)
    Corridors 100 (4.79)

    Recreational uses
    Bowling alleys, poolrooms, and similar uses 75 (3.59)a
    Dance halls and ballrooms 100 (4.79)a
    Gymnasiums 100 (4.79)a
    Reviewing stands, grandstands, and bleachers 100 (4.79)a,k
    Stadiums and arenas with fixed seats (fastened to the floor) 60 (2.87)a,k
    Residential
    One- and two-family dwellings
    Uninhabitable attics without storage 10 (0.48)l
    Uninhabitable attics with storage 20 (0.96)m
    Habitable attics and sleeping areas 30 (1.44)
    All other areas except stairs 40 (1.92)
    All other residential occupancies
    Private rooms and corridors serving them 40 (1.92)
    Public roomsa and corridors serving them 100 (4.79)
    Roofs
    Ordinary flat, pitched, and curved roofs 20 (0.96)n
    Roofs used for roof gardens 100 (4.79)
    Roofs used for assembly purposes Same as occupancy served
    o o
    Roofs used for other occupancies
    Awnings and canopies
    Fabric construction supported by a skeleton structure 5 (0.24) nonreducible 300 (1.33) applied to
    skeleton structure
    Screen enclosure support frame 5 (0.24) nonreducible and 200 (0.89) applied to
    applied to the roof frame supporting roof frame
    members only, not the screen members only
    All other construction 20 (0.96)
    Primary roof members, exposed to a work floor
    Single panel point of lower chord of roof trusses or any point 2,000 (8.9)
    along primary structural members supporting roofs over
    manufacturing, storage warehouses, and repair garages
    All other primary roof members 300 (1.33)
    All roof surfaces subject to maintenance workers 300 (1.33)
    Schools
    Classrooms 40 (1.92) 1,000 (4.45)
    Corridors above first floor 80 (3.83) 1,000 (4.45)
    First-floor corridors 100 (4.79) 1,000 (4.45)
    Scuttles, skylight ribs, and accessible ceilings 200 (0.89)
    a,p
    Sidewalks, vehicular driveways, and yards subject to trucking 250 (11.97) 8,000 (35.60)q
    Stairs and exit ways 100 (4.79) 300r
    One- and two-family dwellings only 40 (1.92) 300r

    18

    You might also like