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How much weight per square foot will a standard wood framed floor hold?
The answer to this question depends upon several criteria: 1. The span of the floor framing members 2. The 'on center' spacing of the floor framing members 3. The nominal dimension of the floor framing members (2x12 etc.) 4. The grade and species of the wood 5. Size and location of any holes or notches in the framing members A typical residential floor designed for a 10 psf Dead Load, 40 psf Live Load and a deflection criteria of L/360 (mid span deflection limited to L in inches/360): 2x12 joists at 16" on center spacing, Spruce-Pine-Fir #2, will have an allowable max span of 17'-10". 2x12 joists at 16" on center spacing, Southern Pine #2, will have an allowable max span of 18'-10". 2x10 joists at 16" on center spacing, Spruce-Pine-Fir #2, will have an allowable max span of 15'-5". Random thoughts: Thinset ceramic tile with mortar will add about 10 psf dead laod. Location of very heavy objects can be critical when determining a floors capacity.
What is the typical residential floor loads per square foot?
40 psf
What size open web steel joist be used to span 20 feet with dead load of 20psf and live load of 40 psf?
A DLH will work.
Will a w8x24 steel beam span 16 feet with a live load of 50lbs psf?
Possibly, but you haven't mentioned thickness of the steel -8 x 24 is not enough info for that calculation.
Will your house fall down if there's too much weight on the 2nd floor if its made out of wood?
Short Answer... YES Reality... it would take a very large amount of weight to bring down a wood house. Take for instance the usual design load found in most homes today. The home must be designed to carry a 30 PSF live load and a dead load of 20 PSF (PSF = Pounds per Square Foot), for a total design load of 50 PSF. A 50 psf load in a house with a floor space of 1000 sf would be a load of 50,000 lbs or about 25 tons to reach the design maximum. With that said, the actual load required to create failure would be much greater due to design increases required for safety factors. At which time bowing of the floor/ceiling assembly would be noticed before catastrophic failure occurred and the floor collapsed. If there are damaged structural members or point loading occurs, failure could be expected sooner. This is a simple description of the concepts Terry
What is the ground snow load psf in Alberta Canada?
The ground snow load varies. Use the free snow load calculators at Jabacus (related link) to find the snow load for a specific location.
Snow load for 5 12 pitch roof Washington state?
Snow load depends on geographic location, not on roof pitch. Most of Washington falls into the 25 psf snow load. Snoqualmie, for example, has a 50 psf snow load since it receives a higher amount of snow fall than an area such as Seattle. Your county building department can answer this question for your specific location and/or has a snow load map where you can look it up yourself.
How much weight per square foot will a standard wood framed floor hold?
The answer to this question depends upon several criteria: 1. The span of the floor framing members 2. The 'on center' spacing of the floor framing members 3. The nominal dimension of the floor framing members (2x12 etc.) 4. The grade and species of the wood 5. Size and location of any holes or notches in the framing members A typical residential floor designed for a 10 psf Dead Load, 40 psf Live Load and a deflection criteria of L/360 (mid span deflection limited to L in inches/360): 2x12 joists at 16" on center spacing, Spruce-Pine-Fir #2, will have an allowable max span of 17'-10". 2x12 joists at 16" on center spacing, Southern Pine #2, will have an allowable max span of 18'-10". 2x10 joists at 16" on center spacing, Spruce-Pine-Fir #2, will have an allowable max span of 15'-5". Random thoughts: Thinset ceramic tile with mortar will add about 10 psf dead laod. Location of very heavy objects can be critical when determining a floors capacity.
How do you convert psf to psi?
Multiply psi by 144 to get psf.
What is the Weight of steel siding?
For steel siding with 1" deep corrugations at 4" o.c. approx. siding weight would be: 24 Ga. 1.36 PSF 22 Ga. 1.72 PSF 20 Ga. 2.05 PSF 18 Ga. 2.70 PSF
What is the snow load for Portland Maine?
The Ground Snow Load for Portland Maine is 60 pounds per square foot. The answer was determined from the following reference which is published by the State of Maine: http://www.maine.gov/dps/bbcs/Maine%20GSL%20Listing%20by%20Town_1215.pdf.
Load bearing and non load bearing wall?
LOAD BEARING WALLS Walls that must support the dead load of their own weight and the weight of subsequent bearing structural members placed upon them. In addition, load bearing walls must be capable to carry the load of "live" loads that are anticpated to be placed upon the the system without deflection that can degrade or negatively impact structural intergrity. NON LOAD BEARING Walls that are only intended to support themselves and the weight of the cladding or sheathings attached. Non load bearing walls provide no structural support and may be interior or exterior walls. Non load bearing walls must be braced to resist minimum 5 psf lateral loads.
How much does particle board weigh?
The density of particleboard is 46 pounds per cubic foot, or about 2.88 pounds per square foot (psf) for 3/4" material. As a rule of thumb, figure 1 pound per square foot for every 1/4" of thickness (1.5 psf for 3/8" thick, 2 psf for 1/2", 2.5 psf for 5/8", 3 psf for 3/4", etc).
What is the value of a peitro beretta gardone vt 20 gauge c101078 psf finito?
GARDOHEVT Xq 123 OMPS PSF FINITO
