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TABLE R301.5 <br /> MINIMUM UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LIVE LOADS <br /> (in pounds per square foot) <br /> USE LIVE LOAD <br /> Uninhabitable attics without storage,b 10 <br /> Uninhabitable attics with limited storage,b 20 <br /> Habitable attics and attics served with fixed stairs 30 <br /> Balconies(exterior)and decks,e 40 <br /> Fire Escapes 40 <br /> Guardrails and Handrails, d 200 h <br /> Guardrail in-fill components,f 50,h <br /> Passage Vehicles,a 50, a <br /> Rooms other than Sleeping Rooms 40 <br /> Sleeping Room 30 <br /> Stairs 40,c <br /> For SI:1 pound per square foot=0.0479 kPa,1 square inch=645 mm',1 pound=4.45 N. <br /> a.Elevated garage floors shall be capable of supporting a 2,000-pound load applied over a 20-square-inch area. <br /> b.Uninhabitable attics without storage are those where the clear height between joists and rafters is not more than 42 inches,or where there are <br /> not two or more adjacent trusses with web configurations capable of accommodating an assumed rectangle 42 inches in height by 24 inches in <br /> width,or greater,within the plane of the trusses.This live load need not be assumed to act concurrently with any other live load requirements. <br /> c.Individual stair treads shall be designed for the uniformly distributed live load or a 300-pound concentrated load acting over an area of 4 square <br /> inches,whichever produces the greater stresses. <br /> d.A single concentrated load applied in any direction at any point along the top. <br /> e.See Section R507.1 for decks attached to exterior walls. <br /> f.Guard in-fill components(all those except the handrail),balusters and panel fillers shall be designed to withstand a horizontally applied normal <br /> load of 50 pounds on an area equal to 1 square foot.This load need not be assumed to act concurrently with any other live load requirement. <br /> g.Uninhabitable attics with limited storage are those where the clear height between joists and rafters is not greater than 42 inches,or where there <br /> are two or more adjacent trusses with web configurations capable of accommodating an assumed rectangle 42 inches in height by 24 inches in <br /> width,or greater,within the plane of the trusses. <br /> The live load need only be applied to those portions of the joists or truss bottom chords where all of the following conditions are met: <br /> 1. The attic area is accessible from an opening not less than 20 inches in width by 30 inches in length that is located where the clear height in <br /> the attic is not less than 30 inches. <br /> 2. The slopes of the joists or truss bottom chords are not greater than 2 inches vertical to 12 units horizontal. <br /> 3. Required insulation depth is less than the joist or truss bottom chord member depth. <br /> The remaining portions of the joists or truss bottom chords shall be designed for a uniformly distributed concurrent live load of not less than <br /> 10 pounds per square foot. <br /> h.Glazing used in handrail assemblies and guards shall be designed with a safety factor of 4.The safety factor shall be applied to each of the <br /> concentrated loads applied to the top of the rail,and to the load on the in-fill components.These loads shall be determined independent of one <br /> another,and loads are assumed not to occur with any other live load. <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />