LOADS 



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CONCENTRATED LIVE LOADS. The loads given in Table 

 Ha have been proposed for different classes of buildings.* These 

 loads consist of : 



(a) A uniform load per square foot of floor area; 



(b) A concentrated load which shall be applied to all points 



of the floor; 



(c) A uniform load per linear foot for girders. 

 The maximum result is to be used in calculations. 



The specified concentrated loads shall also apply to the floor con- 

 struction between the beams for a length of five feet. 



TABLE Ha. 



LlVE LOADS FOR FLOORS. 



If heavy concentrations, like safes, armatures, or special machinery, 

 are likely to occur on floors, provision should be made for them. 



* Mr. C C. Schneider in Trans. Am. Soc. C E., Vol. 54, 1905. 



