Live load question
Live load question
(OP)
I have an interior "roof" over a door entry. No one would have access to the area, and like I said its interior. The only load is plywood and some gravel the architects want to place. I started with 20 psf live but since the stud span below is long (20'), I have to sharpen the pencil. I am not sure if there is anything in IBC06, so I am just going to design for 10 psf live. Would that be a OK?






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There are days when I wake up feeling like the dumbest man on the planet, then there are days when I confirm it.
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Uninhabitable attics w/o storage = 10 psf
Uninhabitable attics w/ storage = 20 psf
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
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What dead load are you using- and do you have any depth restrictions?
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As for DL, I was using 20 (12 gravel, 2.5 plywood, 2.75 gym ceiling, 1.5 MEP) but now I am just using 10 psf with 20 live.
RE: Live load question
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask