Table 1

Dead and Live Loads

LOADS
DEAD LOAD (DL) LIVE LOAD (LL)
kPa kN/m3 kPa
Reinforced Concrete 4.42 23.6 Office 1.9
Ceramic Tile on 13mm 0.77 Rain 2.9
Mortar Bed
Floor Finish
Exterior Wall 200mm CHB 3.6 Hallway and 2.9
Stairs
Interior Wall 150 mm CHB 2.82
Acoustic Fiberboard 0.05
Ceiling
Electrical and Plumbing 0.3
Solar Panel 0.1

Table explains the structure's loads, including the weight of the concrete.

The weights of the walls, reinforced concrete, floor finish, pipes, and cables from

the electrical and plumbing systems, as well as the weight of the panels fastened

to the roof deck, make up the dead load. On the other hand, the live loads vary

according on which category the slab in question falls within. Table 205 of the

NSCP 2015 contains categorization.

 Table 2
Minimum Dead Load used in the Design
Floor Level Structural Elements Dead Load Value

Roof Slab 3.45 kPa

Beam 0.3525 kN/m

Roof Deck Slab 5.33 kPa

Beam 1.18 kPa

Column 4.425 kN

Parapet Wall 3.96 kN/m

Second Floor Slab 6.1 kPa

Beam 1.18 kN/m

Column 4.425 kN

Interior Wall 7.755 kN/m

Exterior Wall 9.9 kN/m

Stair 6.398 kPa

Ground Floor Slab 6.1 kPa

Beam 1.18 kN/m

Column 4.425 kN

Interior Wall 7.755 kN/m

Exterior Wall 9.9 kN/m

Stair 6.398 kPa

 These are all based on the National Structural Code of the Philippines

2015 (NSCP 2015) as part of the designing process which help the researchers

to determine the loads acting on the structural members. These values are used

for the designing phase of the structure.

The live loads and uniformly distributed load in each floor were indicated

in Table 2. This was based on the NSCP 2015.

Table 2

Minimum Live Load used in the Design

Floor Level Structural Elements Live Load

Roof Based on NSCP 2015, and an 2.9 kPa

additional for Rain Load

Roof Deck Based on NSCP 2015, and an 2.9 kPa

additional for Rain Load

Second Floor Each Rooms and Hallway and Stairs 1.9 kPa

2.9 kPa

Ground Floor Each Rooms and Hallway and Stairs 1.9 kPa

2.9 kPa