BS 6399-1:1984
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Loading for buildings Code of practice for dead and imposed loads
Hardcopy , PDF
English
02-29-1984
09-15-1996
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
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| DevelopmentNote |
REPLACES CP 3: CHAPTER V: PART 1: 1967, PARTIALLY REPLACED BY BS 6399: PART 3: 1988
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
28
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
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