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Design Loads: FLOOR LIVE
library reading rooms to office general
Structural design loads — live loads, dead loads, special loads per ASCE 7 and IBC codes for various occupancy types
| load category | load id | concentrated kN (kN) | concentrated lbs (lbs) | name | reducible | standard | subcategory | uniform kPa (kPa) | uniform psf (psf) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR LIVE | library reading rooms | 4.448 | 1,000 | Libraries — reading rooms | yes | ASCE 7-22 Table 4.3-1 | library | 2.873 | 60 |
| FLOOR LIVE | library stack rooms | 4.448 | 1,000 | Libraries — stack rooms | no | ASCE 7-22 Table 4.3-1 | library | 7.182 | 150 |
| FLOOR LIVE | manufacturing heavy | 13.344 | 3,000 | Manufacturing — heavy | no | ASCE 7-22 Table 4.3-1 | manufacturing | 11.97 | 250 |
| FLOOR LIVE | manufacturing light | 8.896 | 2,000 | Manufacturing — light | yes | ASCE 7-22 Table 4.3-1 | manufacturing | 5.985 | 125 |
| FLOOR LIVE | mercantile first floor | 4.448 | 1,000 | Mercantile — first floor | yes | ASCE 7-22 Table 4.3-1 | mercantile | 4.788 | 100 |
| FLOOR LIVE | mercantile retail ground | 4.448 | 1,000 | Mercantile — retail stores, ground floor | yes | ASCE 7-22 Table 4.3-1 | mercantile | 4.788 | 100 |
| FLOOR LIVE | mercantile upper floors | 4.448 | 1,000 | Mercantile — upper floors | yes | ASCE 7-22 Table 4.3-1 | mercantile | 3.591 | 75 |
| FLOOR LIVE | office corridors above first | 8.896 | 2,000 | Offices — corridors above first floor | yes | ASCE 7-22 Table 4.3-1 | office | 3.83 | 80 |
| FLOOR LIVE | office general | 8.896 | 2,000 | Offices — general | yes | ASCE 7-22 Table 4.3-1 | office | 2.394 | 50 |
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