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TABLE 1 IMPOSED FLOOR LOADS FOR DlFFERENT OCCUPANCIES

(Clauses 3.1, 3.1.1 and4.1.1 )

SL OCCYJPANCY CLASSIFICATION U NIFORMLY C ONCENTRATED

No. DISTRIBUTED LOAD
L OAD ( UDL )
(1) (2) (3) (4)
kNlma kN

i ) RESIDENTIAL BUILDINS
a) Dwelling houses:
1) All rooms and kitchens 2’0 1’8
2) Toilet and bath rooms 2’0 -

3) Corridors, passages, staircases 3.0 4.5

including tire escapes and store
rooms
4) Balconies 3.0 1’5 per metre run concen-
trated at the outer edge

b) Dwelling units planned and execut-

cd in accordance with IS : 888S-
1979* only:
1) Habitable rooms, kitchens, I.5 1’4
toilet and bathrqoms
2) Corridors, passages and stair- 1.5 1’4
cases including fire escapes
3) Balconies 3.0 1.5 per metre run concen-
trated at the outer edge

C) Hotels, hostels, boarding houses,

lodging houses, dormitories,
residential clubs:

1) Living rooms, bed rooms and 2’0 1.8

dormitories
2) Kitchens and laundries 3.0 4.5
3) Billiards room and public loun- 3.0 2.7
gcs
4) Store rooms 5.0 4.5
5) Dining rooms, cafeterias and 4.0 2.7
restaurants
6) Oflice rooms 2.5 2.7
7) Rooms for indoor games 3.0 1.8
8) Baths Lind toilets 2’0 -

9) Corridors, passages, staircases 3’0 4.5

including fire escapes, lobbies
-- as per the floor serviced
( excluding stores and the like )
but not less than
10) Balconies Same as rooms to which 1.5 per metre run concen-
they give access but with trated at the outer edge
a minimum of 4’0
d) Boiler rooms and plant rooms - to 5’0 6.7
be calcuiated but not less than
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TABLE 1 IMPbED FLOOR LOADS FOR DIFFERENT OCCUPANCIES - Conrd

SL O CCUPANCY C LASSIFICATION UNSFORMLY CONCENTRATED

No. DISTRIBUTED LOAD
L OAD ( UDL )

(1) (2) (3) (4)

kN/ms kN
e) Garages:
Garage floors ( including park- 2.5 9.0
ing area and repair workshops )
for passenger cars and vehicles
not exceeding 2’5 tonnes gross
weight, including access ways
and ramps - to be calculated
but not less than
Garage floors for vehicles not 5’0 9.0
exceeding 4.0 tonnes gross
weight ( including access ways
and ramps ) - to be calculated
but not less than
ii) EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS
a) Class rooms and lecture rooms 3’0 2.1
( not used for assembly purposes )
b) Dining rooms, cafeterias and 3.0t 2.7
restaurants
4 Offices, lounges and staff rooms 2.5 2.7
d) Dormitories 2.0 2.7
e) Projection rooms 5’0 -
f1 Kitchens 3.0 4.5
Lx) Toilets and bathrooms 2.0 -
h) Store rooms 5.0 45
3 Libraries and archives:
1) Stack room/stack area 6’0 kN/ms for a minimum 4’5
height of 2’2 m + 2’0
kN/m* per metre height
beyond 2.2 m
2) Reading rooms ( without sepa- 4’0 4.5
rate storage )
3) Reading rooms ( with separate 3.0 4.5
storage
k) Boiler rooms and plant rooms - to 4.0 45
be calculated but not less than
ml Corridors, passages, lobbies, stair- 40 4.5
cases including fire escapes - as per
the floor serviced ( without account-
ing for storage and projection
rooms ) but not less than
n) Balconies Same as rooms to which 15 per metre run concen-
they give access but with trated at the outer edge
a minimum of 4.0
iii) INSTITUTIONAL BUILDlNGS
a) Bed rooms, wards, dressing rooms, 2’0 1.8
dormitories and lounges
b) Kitchens, laundries and labora- 3.0 45
tories
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TABLE 1 IMPOSED FLOOR LOADS FOR DIFFERENT OCCUPANCIES - Cod

SL O CCUPANCY C LASSIFICATION UNIFORMLY C ONCENTRATED

No. DISTRIB UTED LOAD
L OAD ( UDL )

(1) (2) (3) (4)

kN/m’ kN
c) Dining rooms, cafeterias and 3.0t 2.7
restaurants
d) Toilets and bathrooms 2.0 -
e) X-ray rooms, operating rooms, 3’0 4’5
general storage areas -to be cal-
culated but not less than
f) Office rooms and OPD rooms 2’5 2’7
g) Corridors, passages, lobbies and 4’0 45
staircases including fire escapes -
as per the floor serviced but not less
than
h) Boiler rooms and plant rooms - to 5’0 4.5
be calculated but not less than
j) Balconies Same as the rooms to 1’5 per metre run concen-
which they give access but trated at the outer edge
with a minimum of 4.0
iv) ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS
a) Assembly areas:
1) with fixed seatsz 4’0 -
2) without fixed seats 5’0 3.6
b) Restaurants ( subject to assembly ), 4.0 4.5
museums and art galleries and
gymnasia
c) Projection rooms 5'0 -
d) Stages 5’0 4.5
e) Office rooms, kitchens and laundries 3’0 4.5
f) Dressing rooms 2’0 1’8
g) Lounges and billiards rooms 2.0 2.7
h) Toilets and bathrooms 2.0 -
j) Corridors, passages, staircases 4’0 4.5
including fire escapes
k) Balconies Same as rooms to which 1.5 per metre run concen-
they give access but with trated at the outer edge
a mintmum of 4.0
m) Boiler rooms and plant rooms 7’5 4’5
including weight of machinery
n)- Corridors, passages subject to loads 5’0 4.5
greater than from crowds, such as
wheeled vehicles, trolleys and the
like. Corridors, staircases and pas-
sages in grandstands
v) BUSINESS AND OFFICE BUILDINGS ( see ulso 3.1.2 )
a) Rooms for general use with separate 2’5 2’7
storage
b) Rooms &thout separate storage 4.0 4.5

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TABLE 1 IMPOSED FLOOR LOADS FOR DIFFERENT OCCUPANCIES - Contd

SL O CCUPANCY C LASSIFICATION UNTFORMLY CONCENTRATED

No. D ISTRIBUTED LOAD
L OAD ( UDL )

(1) (2) (3) (4)

kN/m’ kNe
c) Banking halls 3’0 2.7
d) Business computing machine rooms 3’5 4.5
( with fixed computers or similar
equipment )
e) Records/files store rooms and 5’0 4.5
storage space
f) Vaults and strong room - to be 5’0 4.5
calculated but not less than
g) Cafeterias and dining rooms 3.0t 2.7
h) Kitchens 3.0 2.7
j) Corridors, passages, lobbies and 4.0 4.5
staircases including fire escapes - as
per the floor serviced (excluding
stores ) but not less than
k) Bath and toilet rooms 2.0 .-.
m) Balconies Same as rooms to which I.5 per metre run concen-
they give access but with trated at the outer edge
a minimum of 4.0
n) Stationary stores 4’0 for each metre of
storage height
p) Boiler rooms and plant rooms - to 5’0
be calculated but not less than
q) Libraries see Sl No. ( ii )

vi) MERCANTILE BUILDINGS

a) Retail shops 4.0 3.6
b) Wholesale shops - to be calculated 6’0 4.5
but not less than
c) Office rooms 2’5 2’7
d) Dining rooms, restaurants and cafe- 3’0t 2.7
terias
e) Toilets 2.0 -
f) Kitchens and laundries 3’0 4’5
g) Boiler roooms and plant rooms - 5’0 6.7
to be calculated but not less than

h) Corridors, passages, staircases 4.0 4.5

including fire escapes and lobbies
j) Corridors, passages, staircases sub- 5.0 4.5
ject to loads greater than from
crowds, such as wheeled vehicles,
trolleys and the like
k) Balconies Same as rooms to which 1.5 per metre run concen-
they give access but with trated at the outer edge
a minimum of 4.0

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TABLE 1 IMPOSED FLOOR LOADS FOR DIFFERENT OCCUPANCIES - Contd

SL O CCUPANCY C LASSIFICATION U NIFORMLY C ONCENTRATED

No. DrsTRleUTED LOAD
LOAD ( UDL )

(1) (2) (3) (4)

kN/ma kN
vii) INDUSTRIAL BUILDTNGS
a) Work areas without machinery/ 2.5 4.5
equipment
b) Work areas with machinery/equip-
ments
1) Light duty 1 To be calcula- 5’0 4.5
2) Medium duty > ted but not 7.0 4.5
3) Heavy duty J less than 10.0 4.5

d Boiler rooms and plant rooms - to 5.0 6.7

be calculated but not less than

4 Cafeterias and dining rooms 3.0t 2.7

e) Corridors, passages and staircases 4.0 4.5
including fire escapes

f) Corridors, passages, staircases sub- 5.0 4.5

ject to machine loads, wheeled
vehicles - lo be calculated but not
less than
9) Kitchens 3.0 4.5
h) Toilets and bathrooms 2’0

viii) STORAGE BUILDINGS /I

Storage rooms ( other than cold 2.4 kN/m* per each 7.0
storage ) warehouses - to be calcu- metre of storage height
lated based on the bulk density of with a minimum of
materials stored but not less than 7.5 kN/ma

b) Cold storage -- to be calculated 5.0 kN/m2 per each 9.0

but not less than metre of storage height
w i t h a minimum of
15 kN/m*

cl Corridors, passages and staircases 4.0 4.5

including fire escapes --~ as per the
floor serviced but not less than

d) Corridors, passages subject to loads 5.0 4.5

greater than from crowds, such as
wheeled vehicles, trolleys and the
like

e) Boiler rooms and plant rooms 7.5 4.5

*Guide for requirements of low income housing.

tWhere unrestricted assembly of persons is anticipated, the value of UDL should be increased to 4.0 kN/m*.
$‘With fixed seats’ implies that the removal of the seating and the use of the space for other purposes is
improbable. The maximum likely load in this case is, therefore, closely controlled.
§The loading in industrial buildings ( workshops and factories ) varies considerably and SO three loadings
under the terms ‘light’, ‘medium’ and ‘heavy’ are introduced in order to allow for more economical designs but
the terms have no special meaning in themselves other than the imposed load for which the relevant floor is design-
ed. It is, however, important particularly in the case of heavy weight loads, to assess the actual loads to ensure
that they are not in excess of 10 kN/m*; in case where they are in excess, the design shall be based on the actual
loadings.
i/For various mechanical handling equipment which are used to transport goods, as in warehouses, workshops,
store rooms, etc, the actual load coming from the use of such equipment shall be as-ertained and design should
cater to such loads.

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