. Loading for buildings imposed loads BRITISH STANDARD Part 1. Code of practice for dead and ut NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW eS LAW, BS 6399 : Part 1:-1996ee ee ee ee eee eee eee eee we 4 1 BS 6899: Part 1: 1996 Committees responsible for this British Standard ‘The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by Technical Committee Building and civil enginoering struchurés, to Subcommittee ‘ats Gesdag tdba fda pon whch ie elowing boi Fe following BSI relate tthe work on this reference BOD] Draft for comment 95/100585 DC TSBN 0580 262901Contents 1 Minimum imposed floor loads 2 Reduction in total distributed imposed oor loads with number of storeys 3 Reduction in total distributed imposed floor loads on a supporting beam. oo girder with floor area 4 Minimam horizontal imposed loads for parapets, barriers and balustrades, etc. ’ 5 _ ‘Typical values of contact ratio for various activities © St 1996