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Concentra
UDL Load
N Description ted Load
(kN/m2)
o. (kN)
Bathrooms and toilets
1. 2 1.8
in all types of buildings
2. Living and bed rooms
3 Office rooms in
(i) Hostel,
hotels,
hospitals and
business 2.5 2.7
building
with
separate
store
(ii) In
assembly 3 4.5
buildings
4. Kitchens in
(i) Dwelling 2 1.8
houses
(ii) Hostels,
hotels and 3 4.5
hospitals
Banking halls, class
5. rooms, X-ray rooms, 3 4.5
operation rooms
6. Dining rooms in
(i) Education
al buildings,
institutional 3 2.7
and
mercantile
buildings
(ii) Hostels 4 2.7
and hotels
Corridors, passages,
7.
stair cases in
(i) Dwelling 3 4.5
houses,
 hotels, and
hostels
(ii) Education
al,
institutional 4 4.5
and
assembly
buildings
(iii) Mercantil 5 4.5
e buildings
Reading rooms in
8.
libraries
(i) With
separate 3 4.5
storage
(ii) Without
separate 4 4.5
storage
Assembly areas in
9.
assembly buildings
(i) With 5
fixed seats
(ii) Without 5 3.6
fixed seats
Store rooms in
10. 5 4.5
educational buildings
6 for a height
of
2.24 2kN/m2for
11. Store room in libraries 4.5
every 1m
additional
height
Boiler rooms and plant
12.
rooms in
(i) Hostels,
hotels and
hospitals,
mercantile 5 4.5
and
industrial
buildings
(ii) Assembly
and storage 7.5 4.5
buildings