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CAP. 123]
Building (Construction) Regulations
[1985 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 294/76.
(c) the imposed loads to be provided for types of floors, roofs, stairs and landings and corridors and cantilever steps not mentioned in Table VII shall be ascertained to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.
TABLE VII
Minimum imposed loads (not including induced wind loads)
3
4
Slabs
KN
Beams
KN
Class
kPa floors.
No.
Types of floors, roofs, stairs etc.
roofs, etc.
1
Floors for domestic buildings of not more than 2 storeys, in occupation: dormitories: hospital wards. bedrooms, toilet rooms; hotel (and motel) private sitting rooms. bedrooms. toilet rooms
2
Floors for domestic buildings (other than those of class No. 1): hospital dining-rooms, operating theatres. consulting rooms. X-ray rooms (Equipment to be determined, but not less than): workrooms, light, without central power driven machines and storage
Floors for college and school classrooms, lecture theatres: college and school laboratories (equipment to be determined, but not less than): offices above the entrance floor
Floors for assembly areas with fixed seating: banking halls; chapels, churches and places of worship (with fixed seating); garages for vehicles not exceeding 2.4 tonnes gross weight; kitchens other than in domestic buildings (equipment to be determined, but not less than); laundries other than in domestic buildings (equipment to be determined, but not less than): office entrance floors and office floors below the entrance floor: retail shops for display and sale of merchandise: workrooms with central power driven machines
uniformly distributed over the span per metre width
uniformly distributed over span
2.0
4.7
11.5
2.5
6.0
14.3
3.0
7.0
17.0
4.0
9.5
22.8
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B 20
CAP. 123]
Building (Construction) Regulations
[1985 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 294/76.
(c) the imposed loads to be provided for types of floors, roofs, stairs and landings and corridors and cantilever steps not mentioned in Table VII shall be ascertained to the satisfac- tion of the Building Authority.
TABLE VII
Minimum imposed loads (not including induced wind loads )
3
4
Slabs
KN
Beams
KN
Class
kPa floors.
No.
Types of floors, roofs, stairs etc.
roofs, etc.
1
Floors for
domestic buildings of not more than 2
storeys, in I occupation:
dormitories:
hospital wards. bedrooms, toilet rooms;
hotel (and motel private sitting rooms.
bedrooms. toilet rooms
2
Floors/for-
3
domestic buildings (other than those of
class No. 1):
hospital dining-rooms, operating theat- rés. consulting rooms. X-ray rooms (Equipment to be determined, but not less than):
workrooms, light, without central power
Briven machines and storage
Floors for--
college and school classrooms, lecture
theatres:
college and school laboratories (equip-
ment to be determined, but not less than):
offices above the entrance floor
Floors for-
assembly areas with fixed seating:
banking halls;
chapels, churches and places of worship
(with fixed seating);
garages for vehicles not exceeding 24 ton-
nes gross weight;
kitchens other than in domestic buildings (equipment to be determined, but not less than);
laundries other than in domestic build- ings (equipment to be determined, but not less than):
office entrance floors and office floors
below the entrance floor:
retail shops for display and sale of
merchandise:
workrooms with central power driven
machines
uniformly distributed over the
span per metre width
uniformly distributed
over span
2.0
4.7
11.5
2.5
6.0
14.3
3.0
7.0
17.0
4.0
9.5
22.8
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