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BS 6399-1:1996:2002 Edition

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Loading for buildings – Code of practice for dead and imposed loads

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BSI 2002 16
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Gives dead and minimum recommended imposed loads. Applies to new buildings, alterations to existing structures and existing construction on change of use.

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1 BRITISH STANDARD
2 Committees responsible for this British�Standard
3 Contents
5 1 Scope
1.1 This Part of BS 6399 gives dead and minimum recommended imposed loads for use in designing bu…
1.2 This code of practice does !not give recommendations for”:
2 References
3 Definitions
3.1 dead load
3.2 imposed load
6 3.3 storage height
3.4 wind load
3.5 accidental load on key or protected element
4 Dead loads
5 Imposed floor and ceiling loads
5.1 Floors
7 Table 1 Minimum imposed floor loads
10 5.2 Ceiling supports and similar structures
6 Reduction in total imposed floor loads
6.1 The following do not qualify for reduction:
6.2 Reduction in loading on columns
11 Table 2 Reduction in total distributed imposed floor loads with number of storeys
6.3 Reduction in loading on beams
Table 3 Reduction in total distributed imposed floor loads on a supporting beam or girder with floor area
7 Imposed roof loads
8 Crane gantry girders
9 Text deleted
10 Parapets, barriers and balustrades
12 11 Vehicle barriers for car parks
11.1 The horizontal force
11.2 Where the car park has been designed on the basis that the gross mass of the vehicles using …
11.3 Where the car park has been designed for vehicles whose gross mass exceeds 2500 kg the follo…
11.4 The force determined as in
11.5 Barriers to access ramps of car parks have to withstand one half of the force determined in
13 12 Accidental load on key or protected elements
Table 4 Minimum horizontal imposed loads for parapets, barriers and balustrades, etc.
14 Annex A (informative) Examples of dynamic loading conditions for some specific structural types
A.1 Buildings and structures with areas subjected to dancing and jumping
A.2 Building with lightweight and long span structures
A.3 Buildings containing machinery
BS 6399-1:1996
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