New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 17 - NAVIGATION AND BOATING
Part 3 - CONSTRUCTION VISITOR PROVISIONS
Section 18.17.3.15 - LOADING REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: 18 NM Admin Code 18.17.3.15

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Flotation devices for docks, catwalks and bridges shall be designed to support the dead load plus 30-pounds PSF live load applied to deck area.

B. Boat dock and dock structural frame shall be designed to support 50 pounds PSF live load applied to the full surface area of the deck.

C. Roofs on boat docks shall have a minimum flotation live load of 12 pounds PSF and a structural live load of 15 pounds PSF.

D. Catwalks and bridges shall be designed to support a live load of 50 pounds PSF.

E. Catwalk and bridge handrails shall be designed to withstand a 200-pound load applied in any direction and at any point along the handrail.

F. Catwalks and bridges shall have a maximum slope under dead load of a 4:1 ratio in any direction.

G. Boat docks shall be able to withstand a minimum of two-foot high wave action. Based upon conditions at a specific site, the division may require a dock to withstand a larger wave loading.

H. Boat docks, anchoring systems and connectors, including cables and chains, shall be designed to resist wind loads of up to 77 miles per hour (15 pounds PSF) in any direction.

I. Cables and chains used in anchoring systems shall be designed with a minimum working load safety factor of 3.0 for cables and 2.0 for chains.

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