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Loading standards as per IS 875 (Part-I) - 1987
Dead Loads
Stone Aggregate 1870 Kg/m3 Dry earth 1410 - 1840 Kg/m3
Sand 1840 Kg/m3 Wet earth

  1600 - 2000

 Kg/m3
  AC sheet 13.30 Kg/m2 clay tiles 20 Kg/m2  
  Broken bricks 1450 Kg/m3 20mm plaster 23 Kg/m2  
  Bricks                                   1920 Kg/m3 Mosaic tiles

             24

 Kg/m2  
  Lime concrete 1920 Kg/m3 AC sheet roofing 85 Kg/m2  
  Brick Masonry 1920 Kg/m3 Mangalore tiles 65 Kg/m2  
  Stone masonry 2300 Kg/m3 Country tiles 70 Kg/m2  
  Alluvial soil 1600 Kg/m3 Thatched roof 35 Kg/m2  
Imposed Loads
 

Dwelling houses

                  
  All rooms 200   Kg/m2   Staircase 300   Kg/m2  
  Toilet 200   Kg/m2   Bed room 200   Kg/m2  
 

Hotels, Hostels, Lodges & Residential Clubs

                  
  Living, Bed room 200   Kg/m2   Store room 500   Kg/m2  
  Toilets 200   Kg/m2   Staircase 300   Kg/m2  
 

Educational Buildings

                  
  Class rooms 300   Kg/m2   Store room 500   Kg/m2  
 

Library Buildings

                  
  Stock room 600   Kg/m2   Balconies 400   Kg/m2  
  Reading rooms 400   Kg/m2            
 

Institutional Buildings

                  
  Bed room 200   Kg/m2   Lounge 200   Kg/m2  
  Kitchen 300   Kg/m2   Laboratory room 300   Kg/m2  
  Dining room 300   Kg/m2   X-ray room 300   Kg/m2  
  Operation theatre 300   Kg/m2   lobby 400   Kg/m2  
 

Assembly Building

                  
  Assembly room 400   Kg/m2   Restaurants 400   Kg/m2  
 

Office Building

                  
  Office rooms 400   Kg/m2   Bank halls 300   Kg/m2  
  Computer room 350   Kg/m2            
 

Mercantile Building

                  
  Retail shop 400   Kg/m2   Whole sale shop 600   Kg/m2  
  Restaurant, Cafeteria 300   Kg/m2   Staircase 500   Kg/m2  
  Kitchen, laundry 300   Kg/m2   Passage 500   Kg/m2  
 

Industry

                  
  Work areas 250   Kg/m2   Store room 750   Kg/m2  
  machinery / Equipments         Cold storage 1500   Kg/m2  
  Light duty 500   Kg/m2   Staircase 400   Kg/m2  
  Medium duty 700   Kg/m2            
  Heavy duty 1000   Kg/m2            
                     

 

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