LIVE LOADS ON ROOFS

Table 1.3 gives lives loads on flat roofs, sloping roofs and curved roofs.

Roofs of buildings used for promenade or incidental assembly purposes shall be designed for a
minimum load of 400 kg/m2 (4 kN/m2) or heavier, it required.

Snow Load: It the roof is subjected to snow load, it should be designed for the actual load due to
snow or lot the live loads specified in Table 1.3, whichever is more severe. Actual load due to snow
will depend upon the shape of the roof and its capacity to retain the snow; and each case shall be
treated on its own merits. In the absence of any specific information, the loading due to colletion
of snow may be assumed to be 2.5 kg/m2 (25 kN/m2) per centimetre depth of snow.