Parking Garage Live Load #2
Parking Garage Live Load #2
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I know that few days ago "gmf" was asking the similar question...but mine is slightly different. I'm also wondering about fire load on upper level underground parking garage (fire trucks, equipment, fire fighters, etc. on area outside the building). We know that fire vehicles have special routes where they can drive. So, which load do you apply in the design fire case on this routes? Do you apply uniform load on the whole fire route, partial area or you are working with point loads and envelopes, like on bridges? What about outside the fire vehicles routes? Do you also apply uniform load on these areas? What its magnitude?
I'm using Eurocode and I can't find guidance for such case?
Any help or comment is highly appreciated regardless which Code you use!






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Dik
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In one case,i have seen others using 300psf uniform loading on fire truck route.
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RE: Parking Garage Live Load #2
lotta discussion on fire truck loading.
ended up using HS-20 truck loading.for your own satisfaction, you can always contact local manufacturer to compare loads.