Library Stack Load - ya - right.
Library Stack Load - ya - right.
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I saw this photo and thought about our typical 150 psf library stack load used in the US.
I don't think they had this in mind.
I don't think they had this in mind.






RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
So? Every one of those stack levels should be treated as a floor level at 150lbs./sq.ft., and impart its load into some sort of an appropriate structural load path. A structural tree, maybe columns with short cantilevered floors on both sides, every 7 or 8' high, by 4 or 5 levels. And besides that, that’s the ‘light reading’ section.
RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
There are Snead Iron Works books, from 1908 and 1915, on the web (free) that describe their products in fairly specific technical details. Here is a link:
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RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
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RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
I suspect that the design of the elevated stacks may have more to do with efficient use of light than space.
Reference: Equitable Building in New York City.
RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
I agree the railing height give me the shivers tho.
RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
RE: Library Stack Load - ya - right.
From a standpoint of minimizing materials use, it kinda makes sense