DESIGN CRITERIA

I. DEAD LOADS
Item Component Load Value Unit
1 Concrete, reinforced 24.000 kN/cu.m
2 Ceiling
Gypsum Board (per mm thickness) 0.008 kPa
Suspender steel channel system 0.100 kPa
Suspended metal lath and gypsum
plaster 0.480 kPa
3 Wall, Concrete, masonry
(Density=21.1kN/cu.m)
Wythe Thickness=150mm 2.970 kPa
Wythe Thickness=200mm 3.970 kPa
Plaster for each face of wall 0.240 kPa
Metal frame 0.380 kPa
4 Floor and Floor Finishes
Ceramic or quarry tile (20mm) on
0.77 kPa
13mm mortar bed
5 Frame Walls
Windows, glass, frame and sash 0.380 kPa
50x150 @400mm, 15mm gypsum,
0.570 kPa
insulated, 10mm siding
6 MEPFS 0.300 kPa
 II. LIVE LOADS
Item Use or Occupancy Uniform Load Unit
1 Office use
Lobbies and ground floor corridors 4.800 kPa
2 Residential
Basic floor area 1.900 kPa
Exterior balconies 2.900 kPa
Roof deck 1.900 kPa
Storage 1.900 kPa
3 Assembly area/Auditorium
Movable seats 4.800 kPa
4 Catwalk for maintenance access 1.900 kPa
5 Restrooms 2.400 kPa
6 Exit facilities 4.800 kPa

III. SPECIAL LOADS

Item Use or Occupancy Lateral Load Unit
1 Partitions and Interior walls 0.25 kPa
2 Balcony railings and guardrails
Components 1.2 kPa