Jun 6, 2022 #1 fugeeo Structural Aug 23, 2005 32 Critically is this Dead Load or Live Load for Structures Detailing?
Jun 6, 2022 #2 JedClampett Structural Aug 13, 2002 4,031 I conservatively treat it as a dead load for seismic and a live load for gravity design. Technically, per ASCE 7 Chapter 3, you can treat fixed service equipment as a dead load. Upvote 0 Downvote
I conservatively treat it as a dead load for seismic and a live load for gravity design. Technically, per ASCE 7 Chapter 3, you can treat fixed service equipment as a dead load.
