Minimum design loads for buildings and other structures location uniform load psf kn m2 apartments see residential access floor systems office use.
Ibc office floor load.
For simplicity this post will reference the table within the 2015 ibc therefore the occupant load shall not be less than the number determined when dividing the floor area by the occupant load factor assigned to the function of the space.
The 2018 ibc has changed the table reference to 1004 5.
Ibc section 1607 specifies the prescribed minimum live loads based upon occupancy.
1603 1 2 roof live load.
This load should also be specified by the building designer.
For live loads not exceeding 100 psf 4 79 kn m2 the design live load for any structural member sup porting 150 square feet 13 94 m2 or more is per mitted to be reduced in accordance with equation 16 24.
For one way slabs the area a for use in equation 16 24 shall not exceed the product of the slab span.
A concentrated load of 40 pounds 0 176 kn applied to an 8 inch diameter 203 mm area 50 3 square inches 32 452 mm 2 of the fabric face at a height of 54 inches 1372 mm above the floor.
0 9d 1 0e effect or 0 9 when resisting the load when permanent.
The typical minimum top chord dead load for floor trusses is 10 pounds per square foot psf and the typical bottom chord dead load is 5 psf.
The weight of the partition should be included in the dead loads of the floors and it is convenient to consider such weights as equivalent uniformly distributed loads.
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Ibc section 1607 specifies the prescribed minimum live loads based upon occupancy.
The total distributed load shall be uniformly applied to such framing members in proportion to the length of each member.
Minimum uniformly distributed live loads adapted from sei asce 7 10.
For an office building the minimum uniform live load is 50 psf over the entire floor area plus a concentrated load check of 2000 pounds over any 2 6 x 2 6 square space.
Use of live load reduction in accordance with section 1607 10 shall be indicated for each type of live load used in the design.
General office 2 5 kn m2 52 2 psf 2 7 kn 607 lbs partitions 9 1 3.
For an office building the minimum load is 1 kn m2 or 20 5 lbs ft2.
The typical minimum top chord dead load for floor trusses is 10 pounds per square foot psf and the typical bottom chord dead load is 5 psf.