Measured Live Loads
Measured Live Loads
(OP)
I am curious to see if anyone has any articles or other information referencing actual measured live loads in comparision to code mandated live loads. I seem to recall reading an article some time ago stating the a structural rarely sees anything over 12 or 20 psf. I know that is vague but I don't recall exactly.
Appreaciate any help.
pat
Appreaciate any help.
pat






RE: Measured Live Loads
"At that time, the Secretariat for American National Standard Committee A58 on Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures was administered in the Structures Division of the Center for Building Tech-nology. The antecedents at NBS for this standard dated back to 1924, when the Building and Materials Division published a report under the auspices of the Department of Commerce Building Code Committee on Minimum Live Loads."
I seem to remember that live loads were originally developed by the Commerece Department under the direction of Herbert Hoover.
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Thanks for the info steve1.
pat
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Dik
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DaveAtkins
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