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Imposed loads


Category

Examples

Α

Areas for domestic activities

Rooms in residential buildings and houses. Bedrooms and wards in hospitals. Bedrooms in hotels and hostels kitchens and toilets.

floorings

2.0

stairs

3.5

Β

Office areas

balconies

5.0

C

Other gathering

areas

C1: Areas with tables, e.g. areas in schools, cafes, restaurants.

3.0

C2: Areas with fixed seats, e.g. areas in churches, theatres,

waiting rooms.

5.0

C3: Areas without obstacles for moving people, e.g. areas in museums,

exhibition rooms. Also, access areas in public buildings,

hotels, hospitals etc.

5.0

C4: Areas with possible physical activities, e.g. gymnastic rooms,

dance halls.

5.0

C5: Areas susceptible to large crowds, e.g. sports halls including

stands, concert halls, railway platforms.

7.5

D

Shopping areas

D1: Areas in retail shops, in general.

5.0

D2: Areas in department stores.

5.0

Table 2.2.2.4: Characteristic values of imposed loads qk


Snow loads [EC1 1.3] and wind loads [EC1 1.4]

Snow loads, as a rule, are less significant than human imposed loads (0.6-1.5 kN/m²). In areas of intense winds, the average wind pressure is around 1.50 kN/m².

 


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