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BS 6399-1:1984

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Loading for buildings Code of practice for dead and imposed loads

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

02-29-1984

Superseded date

09-15-1996

Superseded by

BS 6399-1:1996

US$333.50
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Summarise this standard

Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Dead loads
4 Imposed floor and ceiling loads
5 Reduction in total imposed floor loads
6 Imposed roof loads
7 Crane gantry girders
8 Dynamic loading (excluding wind)
9 Parapets and balustrades
10 Vehicle barriers for car parks
Tables
1 Occupancy class index
2 Reduction in total distributed imposed floor loads
    with number of storeys
3 Reduction in total distributed imposed floor loads
    on a supporting beam or girder with floor area
4 Horizontal loads on parapets and balustrades
5 Residential occupancy class
6 Institutional and educational occupancy class
    (prisons, hospitals, schools, colleges)
7 Public assembly occupancy class (halls, auditoria,
    restaurants, museums, libraries, non-residential
    clubs, theatres, broadcasting studios, grandstands)
8 Offices occupancy class (offices, banks)
9 Retail occupancy class (shops, departmental stores,
    supermarkets)
10 Industrial occupancy class (workshops, factories)
11 Storage occupancy class (warehouses)
12 Vehicular occupancy class (garages, car parks,
    vehicle access ramps)

Gives dead and minimum recommended imposed loads. Applies to new buildings, alterations to existing structures and construction on change of use.

Committee
B/525/1
DevelopmentNote
REPLACES CP 3: CHAPTER V: PART 1: 1967, PARTIALLY REPLACED BY BS 6399: PART 3: 1988
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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