3 1 3 the imposed loads as given in clause 3 2 to 3 5 shall be.
3 kpa floor loading.
2 3 3 minimum floor live loads the minimum floor live loads shall be the greatest actual imposed loads resulting from the intended use or occupancy of the floor and shall not be less than the uniformly distributed load patterns specified in sec 2 3 4.
1 0 m 2 of floor the loading over the 1 0 m area is 2 0 kpa.
A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot.
For example historically uk office buildings have been designed and marketed with live loadings of 3 5 4 0 kn m2 however this may be an over provision.
Therefore if you plan on converting a commercial property to residential the floor is capable to withstand the higher loads and meet the requirements.
Whichever shall produce the most adverse effect.
Or b a concentrated load or line load q k in kn or kn m as appropriate.
This is correct only for a textbook oversimplified answer.
The dead load on a floor is determined by the materials used in the floor s construction.
They are likely to carry a large number of people at one time such as in social situations.
Design parameters armed with this information it becomes easier to understand why a deck or balcony might need to be designed to a higher floor loading than a domestic floor.
4 kpa is 4 kn m.
Floor live loads excluding storage loading 3 0 kpa offices class rooms laboratories etc excluding carparking code beam size mm floor joist spacing mm 300 338 360 400 450 600 t257ap10 248 x 71 5 74 5 41 5 24 4 97 4 69 4 06 t257bp10 248 x 71 5 89 5 54 5 37 5 10 4 81 4 16 t259ap10 248 x 88 6 12 5 87 5 73 5 43 5 12 4 44.
Floor loading also referred to as ground pressure is an industry term used to determine whether a given floor.
And a residential use building is 1 5 kpa 1500 kg per sqm.
3 1 4 the uniformly distributed load q k and the concentrated load or line load q k shall be.
4 kn m x 1 m 4 kn weight you can convert to kg by dividing by 9 8 so that is 408 kg.
Add an allowance for partitions normally added on top of the imposed floor loading for example you might have a total imposed floor load 3 5kn m2 made up of 2 5kn m2 1 0kn m2 for partitions change the utilisation factor from 1 00 assumed here see note 3 to 0 80 commonly assumed by designers.
If there s wall board covered ceiling suspended from the underside of that floor the dead load increases to about 10 pounds per square foot.
A a uniformly distributed load q k in kpa.