Toilet-countertop live load
Toilet-countertop live load
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High school toilet countertop 2'x15'. I am trying to figure out the live load to design for and I am thinking of using 5 psf and 2 point loads of 250# (if a couple of idiots decide to sit on the countertop). Can't find anything in the code. Does this sound reasonable?






RE: Toilet-countertop live load
RE: Toilet-countertop live load
If you do have to design it, I think you loads and some impact loading (no kidding) would be fine.
RE: Toilet-countertop live load
Idea of impact loading seems like a good one, will do that. Thanks guys.
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RE: Toilet-countertop live load
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
RE: Toilet-countertop live load
RE: Toilet-countertop live load
Oh, and install remotely operated video cameras in the countertop so the destructive culprits can be posted on U-Tube.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
RE: Toilet-countertop live load
ok, if the countertop isn't supported by cabinets, does it have to be free standing ? column supports to the floor ? angled back to the wall ??
idiots sitting on it ... that's about the least stupid thing they'll think up ... c'mon, these are teenagers we're talking about ... remember ?? ...
now seeding the countertop with broken glass would discourage a lot of the more stupid ideas ...
RE: Toilet-countertop live load
Layout: cmu walls on 3 sides. C4s all around. I am putting in two posts to frame the unsupported edge channel. On the wall sides, the C4s are to be anchored into wall, so I have one free edge.
RE: Toilet-countertop live load
RE: Toilet-countertop live load
"All shelves and bottoms are loaded at 15 pounds per square foot, and loading is maintained for seven days to ensure that there is no excessive deflection and no visible sign of joint separation or failure of any part of the cabinets or the mounting system." and "Mounted wall cabinets are gradually loaded to 500 pounds without any visible sign of failure in the cabinet or the mounting system."
You should also check out HUD's "HUD Minimum Property Standards - Housing 4910.1" Paragraph 611-1.1.
You should also consider the fact that these are for residential homes and you will need to be more conservative in a public place.
Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.