Live Loads for Different Buildings Structures and Floors

Sl. No.

Description

UDL Load (kN/m²)

Concentrated Load (kN)

1.

Bathrooms and toilets in all types of buildings

2

1.8

2.

Living and bed rooms

3

Office rooms in

(i)                  Hostel, hotels, hospitals and business building with separate store

2.5

2.7

(ii)                In assembly buildings

3

4.5

4.

Kitchens in

(i)                  Dwelling houses

2

1.8

(ii)                Hostels, hotels and hospitals

3

4.5

5.

Banking halls, class rooms, X-ray rooms, operation rooms

3

4.5

6.

Dining rooms in

(i)                  Educational buildings, institutional and mercantile buildings

3

2.7

(ii)                Hostels and hotels

4

2.7

7.

Corridors, passages, stair cases in

(i)                  Dwelling houses, hotels, and hostels

3

4.5

(ii)                Educational, institutional and assembly buildings

4

4.5

(iii)               Mercantile buildings

5

4.5

8.

Reading rooms in libraries

(i)                  With separate storage

3

4.5

(ii)                Without separate storage

4

4.5

9.

Assembly areas in assembly buildings

(i)                  With fixed seats

5

(ii)                Without fixed seats

5

3.6

10.

Store rooms in educational buildings

5

4.5

11.

Store room in libraries

6 for a height of 2.24  2kN/m² for every 1m additional height

4.5

12.

Boiler rooms and plant rooms in

(i)                  Hostels, hotels and hospitals, mercantile and industrial buildings

5

4.5

(ii)                Assembly and storage buildings

7.5

4.5