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SECTION SIX

TABLE 6.2 Minimum Design Live Loads

a. Uniformly distributed design live loads Live load, lb / ft2 150 60 100 100 100 150 100 60 75 100 Live load, lb / ft2

Occupancy or use Armories and drill rooms Assembly areas and theaters Fixed sets (fastened to oor) Lobbies Movable seats Platforms (assembly) Stage oors Balconies (exterior) On one- and two-family residences only, and not exceeding 100 ft2 Bowling alleys, poolrooms, and similar recreational areas Corridors First oor Other oors, same as occupancy served except as indicated Dance halls and ballrooms Decks (patio and roof) Same as area served, or for the type of occupancy accommodated Dining rooms and restaurants Fire escapes On single-family dwellings only Garages (see Table 6.2b also) Passenger cars only For trucks and buses use AASHTOa lane loads (see Table 6.2b also) Grandstandsc (see Stadium) Gymnasiums, main oors and balconiesc Hospitals (see Table 6.2b also) Operating room, laboratories Private rooms Wards Corridors above rst oor Libraries (see Table 6.2b also) Reading rooms Stack roomsd Corridors above rst oor

Occupancy or use Manufacturing (see Table 6.2b also) Light Heavy Marquees and canopies Ofce buildingsb (see Table 6.2b also) Lobbies Ofces Penal institutions Cell blocks Corridors Residential Dwellings (one- and twofamily) Uninhabitable attics without storage Uninhabitable attics with storage Habitable attics and sleeping areas All other areas Hotels and multifamily buildings Private rooms and corridors serving them Public rooms, corridors, and lobbies serving them Schools (see Table 6.2b also) Classrooms Corridors above rst oor Sidewalks, vehicular driveways, and yards, subject to truckinga (see Table 6.2b also) Stadium and arenasc Bleachers Fixed seats (fastened to oor) Stairs and exitways (see Table 6.2b also) Storage warehouses Light Heavy Stores Retail First oor Upper oors Wholesale, all oors Walkways and elevated platforms (other than exitways) Yards and terraces (pedestrians)

125 250 75

100 50 40 100

10 20 30 40

100

100 100 40 50

40 100 40 80 250 100 100 60 100 125 250

100 60 40 40 80 60 150 80

100 75 125 60 100