I am trying to design a storm shelter inside a school per ICC-500. I am using the corridor walls with a concrete slab on top as the shelter. There are light gauge metal trusses spanning between exterior classroom walls, but I need to use at least one of the corridor walls (or the concrete...
What is the live load for a weight room (in a football fieldhouse)? The code only gives loads for Gymnasiums as 100 psf. I have found the use of 150 psf on a government building criteria website yet my company did another weight room at a high school where the manufacturer gave us a 250 psf...
I have always used 100 psf live load for running tracks (in a gymnasium). However, ASCE 7 specifies 60 psf for walkways and elevated platforms. It also specifies 100 psf for gym balconies and dance floors (the most similar items I could find to running track). Which of these loads is correct?
