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LOADS IN STRUCTURES 



In proportioning the live loads on floors, the engineer 

 cannot always exercise his own judgment, for if the building 

 is to be erected in a large city, the live load must comply 

 with the building laws. As such laws are not uniform in the 

 several cities the table on page 63 is given to show the stip- 

 ulated live loads in the four largest cities in the United 

 States. 



WEIGHTS OF MERCHANDISE, IN BULK, FOR CALCU- 

 LATING LIVE LOADS 



