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Garage floor loads

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JStructsteel

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looking at a elevated slab and the 3K point load. Do you check this for 1 location or do you add it for each car, and think of the worst case that the cars could be in. I have a 4 car garage, and thus 4 -3K loads?
 
typically just apply 40psf uniform unless you expect large trucks
 
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