Code of Massachusetts Regulations
780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
Chapter 16 - Structural Design
Section 1607 - LIVE LOADS
Subsection 1607.4 - Concentrated loads
Universal Citation: 780 CMR MA Code of Regs 1607.4
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
Floors and other similar surfaces shall be designed to support the uniformly distributed live loads prescribed in Section 1607.3 or the concentrated load, in pounds (kilonewtons), given in Table 1607.1, whichever produces the greater load effects. Unless otherwise specified, the indicated concentration shall be assumed to be uniformly distributed over an area 21/2 feet by 21/2 feet (0.76 m by 0.76 m) [61/4 square feet (0.58 m2)] and shall be located so as to produce the maximum load effects in the structural members.
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