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Table 204-1 Minimum Densities for Design Loads from Materials (kN/m*)

aferial Density Material Density

Lime
Aluminum -
Hydrated, loose ........ 5.0
Jituminous products 7.1
Asphaitum Hydrated, compacted
"Graphite Masonry, Ashlar Stone
Granite .. 25.9
Paraffin
‘Petroleum, crude... Limestone, crystatine
"Petroleum, refined Limestone, oolitic ....
Petroleum, benzine ... Marble...
* Petroleurn, gasoline Sandstone
Pitch Masonry, Brick
Hard, low abSOIPHOm .ovrererrrccrreerres
sere errmessnicees
Medium, medium absorption
Soft, high absorption ..........
Masonry, Concrete {solid portion)
Lightweight units occas
Medium weight units ..
Normal weight units...
MASONTY GIOUL ooo sserssssc rss sss sass sn snes
Masonry, Rubble Stone
+ Anthracite, piled...
“Bituminous, piled Limestone, crystalline
Lignite, piled... Limestone, oolitic .
“Peat, dry, piled os Marble ..
Sandstone .
crete, plain Mortar, cement or lime
SCInder ain “
Expanded-slag aggrogale Particle board
& Haydite, burned-clay aggregate Plywood ..
Riprap, not submerged
SIRE voor “ Limestone ....
'Vermiculite and perlite agaresate, nonload- “bearing. Sandstone ....
+ Other light aggregate, load bearing. 11.0-16.5 Sand
Conerete, reinforced Clean and dry oveereeverecrcrirersrresesereresescessasassesens
.. Cinder 17.4
i Shag... 21.7 Slag
- Stone, including gravel 23.6 Bank vein
OPPET ioermeenrncrsen iss ssasss sss sresaeens .. 873 Bank screenings |
Surk, compressed errs bs seb errant Dad Machine
arth; not submerged Sand ......
C7 Clay, dry J 51 TC ———
2. Clay, damp Steel, cold-deawn .
“Clay and gravel, dry
Stone, quarried, piled
Silt, moist, loose
Basalt, granite, gneiss .....
+ Silt, moist, packed
Limestone, marble, quartz
Silt, flowing
Sandstone .
Sand and gravel, dry, loose .
Shale ......
"Sand and gravel, dry, packed
Greenstone, hornblende
Sand and gravel, wet von.
Terracotta, architectural
Earth, submerged
Voids filed .
Voids unfilled cea
Sail .......
River mud .
+ Sand or gravel ..., Water
Sand or gravel and clay Fresh
Sea ..
Wood (see Chapter 6 for relative densities for Philippine wood)
ypsum, loose
Zing, rolled SREEt Lorestan ines TOUS
Iypsurm, Ww aliboard

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Table 204-2 Minimum Design Dead Loads (kPa)

Component Load Component Load

Component Load
FLOOR FILL FRAME WALLS
CEILINGS
Cinder concrete, per mm ..........0.017 Exterior stud walls:
Acoustical fiber board ............ 0.05
Lightweight concrete, per mm..0.015 50x100 @ 400mm, 15 mm
Gypsum board (per mm
Sand, per mum. 0.013 gypsum, insulated, 10 mm
thICKNESS) .ovrereeercmieinrnene 0.008
...... 0.20 Stone concrete, per [1130 JO SHANE covers commrmreninrnerrenes 0.53
Mechanical duct altowance
FLOOR AND FLOOR FINISHES 350x150 @ 400mm, 13 om
per on tile or concrete JH pa
es . rypsum, insulated, 10 mm
aster on wood lath -
mm
Asphalt block (50 mm), 13 ercses Sing
Suspended steel channel } OFLATcoisireres anes 1.44 Exterior stud wall with brick
system
Cement finish {25 mm) on stone- VEIEET cveerrcrrecresnnsmsrscsreins 2.30
Suspended metal fath and cement
enone 0.72 concrete fill... ovsrernsienenen:1.53 Windows, glass, frame and
Plaster oer
Ceramic or quarry ile 0 mm) SASH reece 0.38
Suspended metal lath and
0.48 on 13 mm mortar bed owe 0.77 Clay brick wythes:
gypsum plaster o.oo
Ceramic or quarry tile (20 mm) 100 mm...
Wood furring suspension on 25 mm mortar bed coven 1.10 200 mm .
system
Concrete fill finish (per mm 300 mm
COVERINGS, Roof and Wall thiCKNESS)viciuierreresesecrecsins 0.023 400 mm
Asphalt shingles Hardwood flooring, 22 mm ........0.19
CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS
Cement tile 0. Linoleum or asphalt tile, 6mm....0.05
Marble and mortar on stone- Hollow Concrete Masonry Units
Clay tile (for mortar add 0. 48 KPa)
concrete fill oi 1.58 Unplastered. Add 0.24 kPa for
Book tile, 50 mm . .
State (per mm thickness) ......... 0.028 cach face plastered
Book tile, 75 mm
Solid flat tile on 25-mm mortar Grout Wythe thickness (mm)
Ludowici
Roman...
Spacing 100 1 150 1 200
Spanish .. Subflooring, 19 mm. 0. 16.5-kN/n® Density of Unit
Composition: Terrazzo (38 mum) directly on No grout 1.05 | 115 1.48
Three-ply ready roofing .......... 0.05 SHID (viene 0.91 800 1.40 1.53 2.01
Four-ply felt and gravel ..........0.26 Terrazzos (25 mm) on stone- 600 P1550, 1.63 0 2.20
Five-ply felt and gravel.......... 0.29 concrete fill... 1.53 400 LOL79 F192 2.54
Copper OF fill iviierreensssaseanen: 0.05 Terrazzo (25 mm) on 50-mm stone Full I250 | 263 | 3.59
Corrugated asbestos-cement CONCIELE covvrerirerniarrrmrasenineneeis 1.53 19.6-kN/m* Density of Unit
roofing Wood block (75 mm) on mastic, Nogrout i 124 © 134 1 172
Deck, metal 20 gage... NO Filler 0.48 800 159 | 172 | 223
Deck, metal, 18 gage 0. Wood block (75 mr) on 13-mm 1.69 1.87 1 2.44
600
Fiberboard, 13mm ....cooenrneenananse 0.04 mortar base... JURORS |A i 211 2.82
400 108 |
Gypsum sheathing, 13 mm........ 0.10 FRAME PARTITIONS Full P0269 | 282 ; 3.88
Insulation, roof boards {per mm Movable partitions... 0.24 21,2-kN/m? Density of Unit
thickness) Movable partitions (steel)... 0.19 1.39 1.44 ¢ 1.87
No grout
Cellular glass 0.0013 Wood or steel studs, 13 mm gypsum 800 1.74 i 1.82 + 2.39
Fibrous glass . 0.0021 board each side.. - 600 1.83 | 196 : 2.59
Fiberboard 0.0028 Wood studs, 50 x 100, “unplaster ed ... 1 292
400 213 ¢ 22
Perlite .vvvenans . 0.0015
0.19 Full 2.84 | 2.97 3.97
Polystyrene foam ........... 0.0004 Wood studs 50 x 100, plastered one
Urethane foam with skin ... 0.0009 side .. an0.57
Plywood (per mm thickness) 0.0060 Wood studs 50 xX 100, plastered wo
Rigid insulation, 13 mm ....... 0.04 SIE Levees 0.96
Skylight, metal frame,
10mm wire glass
Slate, 5 mm ......
Slate, 6 mmm
Waterproofing membranes:
Bituminous, gravel-covered . 0.26
Bituminous, smooth surface .. 0.07
Liguid, applied
Single-ply, sheet
Wood sheathing (per mm
thickness)
Wood shingles

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