Peru Building Service Load Regulations
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ScribdTranslationsSERVICE LOADS:
Loads specified by the National Building Regulations of Peru.
The charges will be as follows:
LOAD: Force or other actions resulting from the weight of the materials
construction, occupants and their belongings, effects of the environment,
differential movements and restricted dimensional changes.
DEAD LOAD: It is the weight of materials, service devices,
equipment, partitions, and other elements supported by the building, including its
own weight, whether permanent or with a slight variation in its magnitude
in time.
LIVE LOAD: It is the weight of all occupants, materials, equipment, furniture and
other movable elements supported by the building.
Loads:
Reinforced concrete 2,400 kg/m3
Cyclopean Concrete 2,300 kg/m3
Finished Floor 100 kg/m2
Masonry 1,800 kg/m3
Lightened Slab e = 0.20m 300 kg/m2
Overload Indicated
NATIONAL REGULATION DATA OF
BUILDINGS ON SERVICE LOADS
LIVE FLOOR LOADS
a.- Minimum Live Loads Distributed by occupancy or use (in kg/m2)
Storage (see note 1) 500.00
Bathrooms (see note 2)
Libraries (see note 1)
Reading rooms 300.00
Storage Rooms 750.00
Corridors and staircases 400.00
Education Centers
Classes 300.00
Workshops (see note 1) 350.00
Laboratories 300.00
Corridors and stairs 400.00
Garages
For exclusive parking of cars with height of
entry less than 2.40 m. 250.00
For other vehicles (see note 1)
Hospitals
Operating rooms, laboratories, and service areas 300.00
Rooms 200.00
Corridors and stairs 400.00
Hotels
Rooms 200.00
Almacenaje y servicios 500.00
Corridors and stairs 400.00
Industry (see note 1)
Penal Institutions
Living area 200.00
Hallways and stairs 400.00
Places of Assembly
With fixed seats 300.00
With movable seats 400.00
Ballrooms, restaurants, museums, gyms 400.00
Grandstands and bleachers 500.00
Hallways and stairs 500.00
Offices
Except for archives and computing rooms 250.00
Archive rooms 500.00
Computer rooms 350.00
Hallways and stairs 400.00
Theaters
Dressing rooms 200.00
Projection room 500.00
Scenario 750.00
Stores (see note 1) 500.00
Hallways and stairs 500.00
Housing 200.00
Corridors and stairs 200.00
b.- Concentrated Live Load
When there is a concentrated live load, the live load will be placed
distribution established in the previous table so that it occurs
maximum efforts.
The floors that support any type of machinery or others
live loads concentrated in excess of 500 Kg (including the weight of
the supports or bases will be designed to support such weight
as a concentrated charge or as a group of concentrated charges.
When there is a concentrated live load, it can be omitted the
live load distributed in the area occupied by the concentrated load.
Notes:
1) To determine if the magnitude of the actual live load is consistent with
the minimum distributed live load will be an approximation of the
real distributed live load averaging the total load that in
The effect applies over a representative rectangular area of 15
square meters that do not have any side smaller than 2.50 meters.
2) Equal to the main load of the rest of the area
LIVE LOAD FOR SIDEWALKS, RUNWAYS, RAILINGS,
PARAPETS AND COLUMNS IN PARKING AREAS
a) Sidewalks and tracks
All sidewalks and tracks or parts thereof that are not
supports on the ground will be designed for a minimum distributed load
of 500 kg/m2.
When the sidewalks and tracks are subjected to wheel load of
trucks, intentionally or accidentally, will be designed such stretches of
sidewalks or lanes for the maximum vehicular load that can be
impose; the minimum loads and their distribution will comply with the
requirements applicable to road bridges.
b) Handrails
The railings and parapets around the staircase wells,
balconies and roofs in general, excluding those located in
theaters, assembly places, and single-family homes, will be
designed to withstand the simultaneous application of a force
horizontal and a vertical of 60 kg/m, applied at its top.
The railings and parapets of the balconies of theaters and places of
assemblies will be designed for a horizontal force of 75 kg/m.
a vertical load of 150 kg/m, applied at its top
The railings and parapets in single-family homes will be designed
for a horizontal and a vertical force of 30 kg/m, applied to its
top
The total horizontal force and the total vertical force in all cases
they will weigh at least 100 kg each
When the railings and parapets support equipment or installations
additional burdens they impose will be taken into account
The railings, parapets, or stops used in areas of
parking lot to withstand the impact of vehicles on
movement, will be designed to withstand a horizontal load of
500 kg/m², applied at least 60 cm above the track; but in
In no case will this load be less than 1,500 kg/vehicle.
c) Columns in areas of
parking
If not specially protected, the columns in the
parking areas or those exposed to vehicle impact
in motion, they will be designed to withstand the lateral load due to the
impact of vehicles; for passenger vehicles, this load will be
at least 1,500 kg applied at least 60 cm above the track
LIVE LOAD OF THE ROOF
a) Minimum live loads
For roofs with a slope of up to 3° in relation to the
horizontal, 100 kg/m2.
For roofs with a slope greater than 3°, 100 kg/m2, reduced
5 kg/m2 for each degree of slope above 3° up to a
minimum of 50 kg/m2.
- For curved roofs, 50 kg/m2.
For roofs with lightweight asbestos cement coverings,
galvanized iron, fiber cement or fabric for awnings and canopies, whichever it may be
its slope, 30 kg/m2, except when there may be accumulation of
snow, in which case the load will be determined by the designer,
justifying it before the competent authorities.
b) Concentrated loads
When there is a concentrated live load, the live load will be placed
distribution established in the previous table in such a way that
produce the maximum efforts.
The floors that support any type of machinery or others
live loads concentrated in excess of 500 Kg (including the weight of
the supports or bases), will be designed to bear such weight
like a concentrated charge or as a group of concentrated charges.
When there is a concentrated live load, it can be omitted.
live load distributed over the area occupied by the concentrated load.
c) Special loads
If it is about boardwalks or terraces, the load will be applied.
minimum living wage corresponding to private use, according to the table
corresponding to minimum distributed floor loads.
When roofs have gardens, the minimum live load of
The design of the portions with garden will be 100 kg/m2.
The weight of the garden materials will be considered as a load.
dead and this calculation will be made based on saturated soil.
The adjacent areas of the garden portions will be
considered as assembly areas, unless they have
permanent specific provisions that prevent its use.
When placing any advertisement or equipment on a roof, the design
will take into account all the actions that such announcement or team
occasion
