Foot ceiling construction gypsum sheetrock finish 10psf floor construction carpet or vinyl 10 psf hardwood floor 12 psf ceramic tile 15 psf.
Floor loading standards residential.
If the floor trusses support load bearing walls that carry upper level floor and or roof.
For the bottom floor of a single story residence no basement.
May be less depending on roof slope.
They are legally backed by the engineering profession.
Dead loads cont d typical weights of horizontal systems roof construction asphalt shingles 15 psf pounds per sq.
A typical wood frame floor covered with carpet or vinyl flooring has a dead load of about 8 pounds per square foot.
2attic loads may be included in the floor live load but a 10 psf attic load is typically used only to size ceiling joists adequately for access purposes.
However if the attic is intended for storage the attic live load or some portion should also be considered for the design of.
Different design methods are used but they typically defined the load cases or combination stress or strength limits and deflection limits.
These loads vary in magnitude position and duration but the building codes also require a designated live load be applied to every square foot of floor system.
Load types loads used in design load equations are given letters by type.
D dead load l live load l r live roof load w wind load.
By contrast the span charts in as1684 are limited only to residential floor live loads of 1 5kpa 1 8kn.
Total dead loads 6 2 2 8 1 0 10 0 psf live load 20 psf.
In the case of a residential structure this minimum standard live load factor for main living areas is 40lb ft2 1 9 kpa.