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• Dead Loads: Dead loads are the loads in which the weight of all components at each level included, like the
different member from roof including roof finishes, slabs, beams water tanks, Parapets, elevator machine room etc.
and it also including plastering of all components and surface cladding etc., also at each floor level there is also
including fixed masonry or other partitions, infill walls, columns, roof slabs and beams, staircase weight, cantilever
balconies, parapet walls and plastering or cladding wherever used. The unit weights for different material may be
taken from IS: 875 (Part 1). • Imposed Floor Loads: IS 875 (Part 2) is an Indian code that defines the criteria to apply
the imposed loads on different members like roofs, floors, stairs, balconies, etc., for various occupancies. There is
also a provision for a reduction in the imposed loads for certain situations, for e.g. large span beams and a
number of storey at the top of the columns of a storey. • Lateral loads: The earthquake code IS: 1893 -2002 (Part
1) permits us the general reduction in roof and floor imposed load when we consider the different load combination
with the earthquake loading.
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