LOAD COMPUTATIONS
Sample Floor Framing
DESIGN CRITERIA:
1. DEAD LOADS
SLAB ………………………..…. 3.00 KPa For Slab Load:
SLAB FINISHING ………….. 1.10KPa Approx. thickness of slab =
Perimeter= ( 6+6+5+5 )∗1000
180
CEILING ………………………. 0.10KPa Slab Load = (Concrete Unit weight)(Slab thickness)
MEP ……………………………. 0.10KPa = (24kN/m3)(125mm) = 3kPa
Interior Partition ………… 1.00KPa
___________________________ Preliminary Size:
Total Floor Load = 5.30KPa Beam: 300x500mm
2. LIVE LOADS
Type of Occupancies
Office …………………………………….. 2.4KPa Stairway/Lobby/Corridors ……… 4.8 KPa
Residential …………………...……….. 1.9KPa Exterior Balconies ………………….. 2.9KPa
School …………………………..………. 1.9KPa Corridors ……………………………….. 3.8KPa
DISTRIBUTION OF LOADS
1. TWO-WAY SLAB SYSTEM, L/S ≤ 2.0
wS
For Short Span; W =
3
wS 3−m2
For Long Span; W = [ ]
3 2
Where:
W = Uniformly distributed load in kN/m
w = Unit load in kPa
Short Span
m=
Long Span
2. ONE-WAYSLAB SYSTEM, L/S > 2.0
wS
W=
2