Building vertical loads

[yakpol]

I am designing a shallow cut and cover tunnel. The roof slab will have to support a few building. Could building engineers advise what are the typical vertical area loads per floor of concrete or steel frame buildings? Appreciate your help!

 

[Einsteim]

Not really understanding the question. There really are not "typical" loads. Dead and Live loads vary greatly depending on the application.

 

[UcfSE]

Do you have an idea of what structural system is intended for these buildings, and their use?

 

[csd72]

Conservatively you could allow for:
10" slab = 125psf
partitions/services = 20psf
live load = 50psf
Allow for external brick walls = 80psf

Total = 275psf per floor.

I would advise you to put a note on your drawings saying what load you have allowed for as it is possible for building loads to exceed these (though unlikely)

Light framing could be half this value.

 

[tngolfer]

csd, careful before you put "conservatively". He never mentioned what the usage is. It could be storage or mechanical where you are very unconservative.

 

[csd72]

Good point,

yakpol, that was for a typical domestic/office building. Other uses may have a bigger live and dead load.