Floor usage | Distributed load (kN/m²) | Concentrated load (kN) |
Type 1: self contained dwellings | 1.5 | 1.4 |
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Type 2: Apartment houses, boarding houses, hotels, residential clubs, block of flats .
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Boiler rooms, motor rooms, fan rooms and the like. | 7.5 | 4.5 |
Communial kitchens, laundries | 3 | 4.5 |
Dinning, lounges, billiard rooms | 2 | 2.7 |
Toilet rooms | 2 | |
Bedroom, dormitories | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Corridors, stairs, landings, foor bridges, balconies | 3 | 4.5 |
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Type 3: Hotels & Motels | | |
Boiler rooms, motor rooms, fan rooms and the like. Including weight of machinery | 7.5 | 4.5 |
Assembly areas without fixed sitting, dancehall bars | 5 | 3.6 |
Assembly areas with fixed sitting | 4 | |
Corridors, stairs, hallways, landings, footbridges etc | 4 | 4.5 |
Kitchens, laundries | 3 | 4.5 |
Dinning, lounges, billiard rooms | 2 | 2.7 |
Bedrooms | 2 | 1.8 |
Toilet rooms | 2 | |
Balconies | 4 | |
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