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THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF THE PROJECT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RELEVANT LOCAL AUTHORITY REGULATIONS AND RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONAL STANDARS AND CODES OF PRACTICE
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING.
No Criteria

Code

GENERAL

BUILDING REGULATIONS OF LOCAL AUTHORITY

D.L & I.L

BS6399: PART 1: 1996-LOADING FOR BUILDING. CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DEAD AND IMPOSED LOADS.

WIND LOAD

BS6399: PART 2: 1997-LOADING FOR BUILDING. CODE OF PRACTICE FOR WIND LOADS.

CONCRETE

BS8110: PART 1:1997 STRUCTURAL USE OF CONCRETE

LIQUID RETANING

BS 8007:1987 DESIGN FOR CONCRETE STRUCTURES FOR RETAINING AQUEUOS LIQUIDS.

FOUNDATION BS 8004:1986 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FOUNDATIONS.

EARTH WORKS BS 6031:1981 EARTH WORKS.

STEEL DESIGN BS 5950: PART 1:2000 STRUCTURAL USE OF STEELWORKS IN BUILDING.

LOADING CRITERIA
IMPOSED LOAD
A. THE FOLLOWING TABLE DEFINES MINIMUM SUPER-IMPOSED DEAD LOADS (SDL) AND LIVE LOADS (LL) TO BE USED IN THE
STRUCTURAL DESIGN.
B. FLOOR SLABS AND BEAMS SELF WEIGHT AS CALCULATED (24 kN/m3)

FLOOR USAGE

LIVE LOAD SUPERIMPOSED

(kN/m2) DEAD LOAD (kN/m2)

CEILING&SERVICES

FINISHES

(kN/m2)

(kN/m2)

SINGLE FAMILY

1.5

0.5

1.2

OFFICE

2.5

1.0 (PARTITION)

0.5

1.2

RETAIL

0.5

1.2

STAIRCASE

3.0

0.5

1.2

TOILET

2.0

1.0 (PARTITION)

0.5

1.2

FLAT ROOF

1.5

0.5

1.2

CARPARK & DRIVE WAY

2.5

0.5

1.2

FIRE ENGINE ACCESS

20

0.5

1.2

CORRIDOORS & LOBBY

3.0

0.5

1.2

BALCONY

3.0

0.5

1.2

PLANT AND SWITCH ROOM

7.5

0.5

1.2

0.5

1.2

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