Adminitrative Offices

Imposed Loading
Reference : BS 6399 - 1 Code of Practice for the dead and imposed load
Definition
Imposed Load (clause 3.2)
The load assumed to be produced by the intended
occupancy or use, including the weight of movable
partitions, distributed, concentrated, impact and
inertia, loads, but excluding wind loads.
Building Type

Description of the building type

Offices and work Areas

Work rooms (light industrial) without storage

Offices for general use

2.5
2.5

Rooms with mainframe computers or similar

3.5

Recommendation :- Offices for general Use

Uniformly distributed loads / kNm-2

stributed loads / kNm-2

Concentrated loads / kN

2.5
2.5

1.8
2.7

3.5

4.5

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Imposed Loading
Reference : BS 6399 - 1 Code of Practice for the dead and imposed load
Definition
Dead Load (Clause 3.1)
The load due to the weight of all walls, permanent
partitions, floors, roofs, finishes and all other
permanent construction including services of a
permanent nature.
4 Dead loads
Dead loads are calculated from the unit weights
given in BS 648 or from the actual known weights of
the materials used. Where there is doubt as to the
permanency of dead loads, such loads should be
treated as imposed loads.
Where permanent partitions are indicated, their
actual weights are included in the dead load.
The weights of tanks and other receptacles, and of
their contents, are considered as dead loads. These
loads should be calculated for the cases when a tank
or receptacle is full and when it is empty.

Basic Assumptions :
Slab Thickness ; 250 mm (flat Slab)
Bs ref
BS 648

Description
Concrete ; Normal aggregate
Reinforced concrete
Rendering ; Screed (12.7mm)
Tiling floor ; Clay( 22.2mm thick )

Remarks
2307 kg/m3
2407 kg/m3
29.3 kg/m2
44.9kg/m2

Description
Self weight of slab only

Calculations
0.250 * 2407*9.81/1000

Self weight of rendering only

29.3*9.81/1000

self weight of tiles only

44.9*9.81/1000

Total

gk/kNm-2
5.90
0.29
0.44

6.63

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Imposed Loading
Reference : EN 1-1 section 6
EN Ref
Clause 6.3.1.1

Description
category of building

Remarks

Table 6.1

Category B of the building

Offices

Table 6.2

Loadings

qk/kNm-2
2.0 to 3.0

Qk/kN
1.5 to 4.5

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DeadLoading
Reference : EN 1-1 section 4
Annex A
Description of Material
Normal Concrete
Reinforced concrete
Mortar ( Cement)

Density/
(kNm-3)
24
25
19 to 23