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SECTION AlOe DEAD LOADS Dead loads of typed building materials and constructions are listed in Table Al and Table A2. TABLE Al DEAD LOAD IN POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT COMPONENT LOAD CEILINGS Acoustical fiber tile Gypsum board (per 1/8 in.} Mechanical duct allowance Plaster on tile or concrete Plaster on wood lath Suspended steel channel system Suspended metal lath and cement plaster Suspended metal lath and gypsum plaster Wood furring suspension system COVERINGS, ROOF AND WALL Asbestos-cement shingles Asphalt shingles Cement tile 1 Clay tile (for mortar add 10 1b): Book tile, 2-in. 12 Book tile, 3-in. 20, Ludowici 10 Roman 12 Spanish 19 Composition: ‘Three-ply ready roofing 1 Four-ply felt and gravel 5 Five-ply felt and gravel 6 Copper or tin 1 Corrugated asbestos-cement roofing 4 Deck, metal, 20 gage 2.5 3 5 8 0 2 Deck, metal, 18 gage Decking, 2-in. wood (Douglas Fir) Decking, 3-in. wood (Douglas Fir) Fiberboard, 1/2-in. Gypsum sheathing, 1/2-in. Insulation, roof boards (per in.): Cellular glass 0.7 Fibrous glass Lea Fiberboard 1s Perlite 0.8 Polystyrene foam 0.2 Urethane foam with skin 0.5 Rigid insulation, 1/2-in. 0.75 Skylight, metal frame, 3/8-in. wire glass a Slate, 3/16~in. 7 Slate, 1/4-in. 10 Waterproofing membranes: Bituminous, gravel covered 5.5 Liquid applied 1.0 Bituminous, smooth surface 1.8 Single-ply, sheet (Fully adhered, mechanically attached) 0.7 Single-ply, sheet (Ballasted) 11.0 Wood sheathing (per in.) 3 Wood shingles 3 Wood structural panel (per 1/8 in.) Oa FLOOR FILL Cinder concrete, per in. 8 Lightweight concrete, per in. a 2ane, per in a Stone concrete, per in. 12 FLOORS AND FLOOR FINISHES Asphalt block (2-in.), 1/2-in. mortar 30 Cement finish (1-in.) on stone-concrete fill 32, Ceramic or quarry tile (3/4-in.) on 1/2-in. mortar bed | 16 Ceramic or quarry tile (3/4-in.} on 1-in. mortar bed 23 Concrete fill finish (per in.) 12 Hardwood flooring, 7/8-in. 4 Linoleum or asphalt tile, 1/4~in. 1 Marble and mortar on stone-concrete fill 33 Slate (per inch} 15 Solid flat tile on 1-in. mortar base 23 Subflooring, 3/4-in. 3 Terrazzo (1-1/2-in.) directly on slab 19 Terrazzo (1-in.} on stone-concrete fill 32 Terrazzo (1-in.), 2-in. stone concrete 32 Wood block (3-in.) on mastic, no fill 10 Wood block (3-in.] on 1/2-in. mortar base 16 FLOORS, WOOD JOIST (NO PLASTER) ~ DOUBLE WOOD FLOOR 12-in 16-in 24-in Joist Sizes Spacing Spacing Spacing 2x6 6 5 5 2x8 6 6 5 2x10 7 6 6 2x12 8 7 6 FRAME PARTITIONS Movable steel partitions 4 Wood or steel studs, 1/2-in. gypsum 8 board each side Wood studs, 2x4, unplastered 4 Wood studs, 2x4, plastered one side 12 Wood studs, 2x4, plastered two sides 20 FRAME WALLS Exterior stud walls 2x4 @ 16 in., 5/8-in. gypsum, insulated, 3/8-in. siding aL 2x6 @ 16 in., 5/8-in. gypsum, insulated, 3/8-in. siding 12 Exterior stud walls with brick veneer 48 Windows, glass, frame and sash 8 MASONRY PARTITIONS Clay tile: arin. 18 6-in. 24 a-in. 34 Concrete block, heavy aggregate: amin, 30 6-in. 42 Bin. 55 12-in. 85 Concrete block, light aggregate: ain. 20 6-in. 28 B-in. 38 12-in 55 ‘MASONRY WALLS Clay brick, medium absorptio! 4-in. 39 8-in. 12-1/2-in. as Li-in. 155 22-in. 194 Concrete brick, heavy aggregat: ain. 46 B-in. 89 12-1/2-4n. 130 mins 4 22-in. 216 Concrete brick, light aggregat: 4-in. 3 8-in. 68 12-1/2-in. 98 i-an. 130 22-in. 160 Concrete block, heavy aggregate: 8-in. 55 asin, 85 Concrete block, light aggregate: g-in. 35 12-in! 35 Structural clay tile, load bearing: gin. 42 a2-in. 58 Brick, load-bearing structural clay tile backing: atin. + 4-in, 60 ain. + @-in. 75 B-in. + 4-in. 102 Furring tile (2 in.) on one side of masonry wall: Add to above figures a2 Glass Block hollow units (1/4-in. mortar) 3-7/8-in. 20 3-1/8-in. 16 For St: 1 in = 25.4 mm, 1 psf = 47.8803 Pa. TABLE A2 DEAD LOAD IN POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT COMPONENT LOAD Bituminous Products: Asphaltum 81 Graphite 135 Paraffin 56 Petroleum, refined 50 Petroleum, benzine 46 Petroleum, gasoline 42 Petroleum, crude 35 Pitch 69 Tar 75 Brass 526 Bronze 552 Cast-stone masonry (cement, stone, sand) a4 Cement, portland, loose 30 Gerami¢ tile 150 Charcoal, 2 Cinder #111 57 Cinders, dry, in bulk 45 Coal Mortar, hardened: Anthracite, piled 52 Bituminous, piled 47 Lignite, piled 47 Peat, dry, piled 23 Concrete, plain: Cinder 108 Expanded-slag aggregate 100 Haydite (burned-clay) aggregate 80 nag Stone (including gravel) Vermiculite and perlite aggregate, nonload-bearing Other light aggregate, load-bearing Concrete, reinforced: Cinder Slag Stone (including gravel) Copper Cork, compressed Earth (not submerged) + Clay, dry Clay, damp Clay and gravel, dry Silt, moist, loose Silt, moist, packed Silt, flowing Sand and gravel, dry, loose Sand and gravel, dry, packed Sand and gravel, wet Earth (submerged) Clay Soil River mud Sand or gravel Sand or gravel, and clay Gravel, dry Gypsum, loose Gypsum wallboard Ice Tron cast Wrought Lead Lime Hydrated, loose Hydrated, compacted Masonry, ashlai Limestone, crystalline Limestone, oolitic Marble Granite Sandstone Masonry, brick: Hard (low absorption) Medium (medium absorption) Soft (high absorption) Masonry, rubble morta: Granite Limestone, crystalline Limestone, oolitic Marble Sandstone Mortar, hardened: Cement, Lime Particleboard Riprap (not submerged): Limestone Sandstone Sand Clean and dry River, dry Slag Bank Bank screenings Machine Sand slate Steel be aaa 25-50 70-105 an. 138 150 556 63 110 100 9 108 100 110 120 165 135 173 165 144 130 1s 100 153 ron’, quarrecar pase Basalt, granite, gneiss Limestone, marble, quartz Sandstone shale Greenstone, hornblende Terra cotta, architectural: Voids filled Voids unfilled Tin Water Fresh Sea Wood, seasoned: Ash, commercial white Cypress, southern Fir, Douglas, coast region Hem fir Oak, commercial and reds and whites Pine, southern yellow Redwood Spruce, red, white, and sitka Western hemlock Wood structural panel Zinc, rolled, sheet 96 95 82 92 107 120 459) For SI: 1 in = 25.4 mm, 1 psf = 47.8803 Pa.

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