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.
3 kpa floor loading.
3 1 4 the uniformly distributed load q k and the concentrated load or line load q k shall be.
A a uniformly distributed load q k in kpa.
They are likely to carry a large number of people at one time such as in social situations.
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.
4 kpa is 4 kn m.
The imposed loading on a office commercial use building is generally 3 kpa 3000 kg per sqm.
The dead load on a floor is determined by the materials used in the floor s construction.
And a residential use building is 1 5 kpa 1500 kg per sqm.
3 1 3 the imposed loads as given in clause 3 2 to 3 5 shall be.
Therefore if you plan on converting a commercial property to residential the floor is capable to withstand the higher loads and meet the requirements.
3 6 kpa 115 psi 792 9 kpa maximum 1075 lb 487 6 kg 141 9 psf 6 8 kpa 215 psi 1482 4 kpa maximum wheel load the maximum pressure that any one tire exerts on the floor while supporting its rated load this is relevant to.
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.
2 5 kn m2 for floors above ground floor and 3 0 kn m2 at or below ground floor over may be more appropriate with 7 5 kn m2 over 5 of the floor area to allow for future flexibility.
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.
Or b a concentrated load or line load q k in kn or kn m as appropriate.
4 kn m x 1 m 4 kn weight you can convert to kg by dividing by 9 8 so that is 408 kg.
Floor loading also referred to as ground pressure is an industry term used to determine whether a given floor.
A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot.
Whichever shall produce the most adverse effect.
This is correct only for a textbook oversimplified answer.
