Residential Floor Load Codes
Residential Floor Load Codes
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The building codes are not very clear about minimum acceptablr floor loads including acceptable deflection design criteria. I am in the process of reviewing the Massachusetts code, ASCE 7-05, Residential Code of New York State and the International Building Code 2006. I would like to compile and compare all acceptable minimum load criteria. Has this question been posted on the web site if not how would I post it?






RE: Residential Floor Load Codes
2006 IBC Table 1607.1 has design live loads including residential occupancies; Table 1604.3 has deflection limits.
Dead loads have to be accounted for based on what the construction is. ASCE 7 Table C3-1 has a listing of proposed minimum dead load values.
Can't help you with NY and MA, but it's probably similar.
RE: Residential Floor Load Codes
2006 IRC, Table R301.5 anf R301.6 has live loads; R301.7 has deflection criteria.
RE: Residential Floor Load Codes
Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com
RE: Residential Floor Load Codes