Floors - Live Loads

Floors and minimum uniformly distributed live loads.

Use	Live Load
Attics, no storage with roof slope no steeper than 3 in 12	10	479
Attics, limited storage	20	958
Balconies	60	2873
Decks	40	1915
Fire escapes	40	1915
Garages, passenger cars	50	2394
Sleeping rooms	30	1436
Stairs	40	1915

Beams - Fixed at Both Ends - Continuous and Point Loads - Stress, deflections and supporting loads.
Beams - Fixed at One End and Supported at the Other - Continuous and Point Loads - Supporting loads, moments and deflections.
Beams - Supported at Both Ends - Continuous and Point Loads - Supporting loads, stress and deflections.
Beams Natural Vibration Frequency - Estimate structures natural vibration frequency.
Building Foundations - Loads - Typical loads on building foundations.
Concrete Slabs - Load Capacity - Load capacity of simply supported concrete slabs.
Floor Joist Capacities - Carrying capacities of domestic timber floor joists - Grade C - metric units.
HE-A Steel Beams - Properties of HE-A profiled steel beams.
Horizontal Roof Rafters - Maximum Spans - Douglas Fir in horizontal roof rafters and maximum spans.
Low-Frequency Vibrations Effects on Building Constructions - Effects of low-frequency vibrations on building constructions.
Maximum Floor Joist Span - No. 1 and No. 2 Grade of Douglas fir and maximum span floor joists - imperial units
W Steel Beams - Allowable Uniform Loads - Allowable uniform loads.
Wood Beams - Strength of Material - Bending and compression strength of wood species used in beams.
Wood Headers - Max. Supported Weight - Weight supported by a double or triple wood headers.

Use	Live Load
Use	(psf)	(N/m²)
Attics, no storage with roof slope no steeper than 3 in 12	10	479
Attics, limited storage	20	958
Balconies	60	2873
Decks	40	1915
Fire escapes	40	1915
Garages, passenger cars	50	2394
Sleeping rooms	30	1436
Stairs	40	1915