50 pounds per square foot (PSF) 2,000 pound （50磅每平方英尺2000英镑(PSF)）.pdf

The subject of actual floor loading vs. design floor loading often becomes misunderstood. The Uniform Building Code requires that as a minimum, floors be designed to support the dead load of the floor and the required live load. For an office building, the live load is usually a uniform load of 50 pounds per square foot (PSF) over the entire tributary floor area for a framing member or a 2,000 pound load placed upon any 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 foot square space. The load producing the greatest stress in a framing member is the governing load for that member. The requirement to design a floor for a uniform load of 50 PSF over the entire tributary area for a particular member does not mean that this is the largest load that can be placed on the floor. The load is an average value for a typical office space with desks, filing cabinets, aisles, etc. As displayed by the concentrated load requirement, the 2,000 pounds in 6.25 square feet (2 1/2 ft. x 2 1/2 ft.) is a load of 320 PSF. This high loading presumes that the area around the concentrated load is unloaded. This would occur if the heavy object was surrounded by aisle space. Each loading condition must be reviewed individually. The typical floor load for high density filing is 250 PSF. This is obviously greater than the 50 PSF uniform design load. Since the design load is presumed over every square foot of floor area, including aisles, the floor is not overloaded if there is four square feet of aisle area for each square foot of file storage floor area. This statement is a simplification of the issue and cannot be used as a basis of approval for every high density storage application. Each installation must be considered as a separate case. To avoid the danger of overloading the floor, the approximate weight of the system and the materials stored should be calculated and evaluated individually by a licensed architect or engineer As mobile storage increases the capacity in a given area, the weight of the