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WEIGHTS OF BUILDING MATERIALS

SECTION A101 GENERAL In estimating dead loads for purposes of design, the actual weights of materials and constructions shall be used, provided that in the absence of definite information, values satisfactory to the building official may be assumed. SECTION A102 DEAD LOADS Dead loads of typed building materials and constructions are listed in Table Al and Table A2.

TABLE A1 DEAD LOAD IN POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT

COMPONENT LOAD COMPONENT LOAD

CEILINGS Acoustical fiber tile Gypsum board (per 1/8 in.) Mechanical duct allowance Plaster on tile or concrete Plaster on wood lath Suspended steel channel system Suspended metal lath and cement plaster Suspended metal lath and gypsum plaster Wood furring suspension system COVERINGS, ROOF AND WALL Asbestos-cement shingles Asphalt shingles Cement tile Clay tile (for mortar add 10 lb): Book tile, 2-in. Book tile, 3-in. Ludowici Roman Spanish Composition: Three-ply ready roofing Four-ply felt and gravel Five-ply felt and gravel Copper or tin Corrugated asbestos-cement roofing Deck, metal, 20 gage Deck, metal, 18 gage Decking, 2-in. wood (Douglas Fir) Decking, 3-in. wood (Douglas Fir) Fiberboard, 1/2-in. Gypsum sheathing, 1/2-in. Insulation, roof boards (per in.): Cellular glass Fibrous glass Fiberboard Perlite Polystyrene foam Urethane foam with skin

1 0.55 4 5 8 2 15 10 2.5 4 2 16 12 20 10 12 19 1 5.5 6 1 4 2.5 3 5 8 0.75 2 0.7 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.5
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Rigid insulation, 1/2-in. Skylight, metal frame, 3/8-in. wire glass Slate, 3 / 16 -in. Slate, V4-in. Waterproofing membranes: Bituminous, gravel covered Liquid applied Bituminous, smooth surface Single-ply, sheet (Fully adhered, mechanically attached) Single-ply, sheet (Ballasted) Wood sheathing (per in.) Wood shingles Wood structural panel (per 1/8 in.) FLOOR FILL Cinder concrete, per in. Lightweight concrete, per in. Sand, per in. Stone concrete, per in. FLOORS AND FLOOR FINISHES Asphalt block (2-in.), 1/2-in. mortar Cement finish (1-in.) on stoneconcrete fill Ceramic or quarry tile (3/4-in.) on 1 /2-in. mortar bed Ceramic or quarry tile (3/4-in.) on 1-in. mortar bed Concrete fill finish (per in.) Hardwood flooring, 7/8-in. Linoleum or asphalt tile, V4-in. Marble and mortar on stoneconcrete fill Slate (per inch) Solid flat tile on 1-in. mortar base Subflooring, 3/4-in. Terrazzo (11/2-in.) directiy on slab Terrazzo (1-in.) on stone-concrete fill Terrazzo (1-in.), 2-in. stone concrete Wood block (3-in.) on mastic, no fill Wood block (3-in.) on 1/2-in. mortar base

0.75 8 7 10 5.5 1.0 1.5 0.7 11.0 3 3 0.4 9 8 8 12 30 32 16 23 12 4 1 33 15 23 3 19 32 32 10 16

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Appendix A TABLE A1 (continued) DEAD LOAD IN POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT

COMPONENT LOAD COMPONENT LOAD

FLOORS, WOOD JOIST (NO PLASTER) DOUBLE WOOD FLOOR Joist Sizes 2x6 2x8 2x10 2x12 12-in Spacing 6 6 7 8 16-in Soaring 5 6 6 7 24-in Spacing 5 5 6 6 4 8 4 12 20

FRAME PARTITIONS Movable steel partitions Wood or steel studs, 1/2-in. gypsum board each side Wood studs, 2x4, unplastered Wood studs, 2x4, plastered one side Wood studs, 2x4, plastered two sides FRAME WALLS Exterior stud walls 2x4 @ 16 in., 5/8-in. gypsum, insulated, 3/8-in. siding 2x6 @ 16 in., 5/8-in. gypsum. insulated 3/8-in. siding Exterior stud walls with brick veneer Windows, glass, frame and sash MASONRY PARTITIONS Clay tile: 4-in. 6-in. 8-in. Concrete block, heavy aggregate: 4-in. 6-in. 8-in. 12-in. Concrete block, light aggregate: 4-in. 6-in. 8-in. 12-in. MASONRY WALLS Clay brick, medium absorption: 4-in. 8-in. 121/2-in. 17-in. 22-in. Concrete brick, heavy aggregate: 4-in. 8-in. 121/2-in. 17-in. 22-in. For SI: 1 in = 25.4 mm, 1 psf = 47.8803 Pa.

11 12 48 8

Concrete brick, light aggregate: 4-in. 8-in. 121/2-in. 17-in. 22-in. Concrete block, heavy aggregate: 8-in. 12-in. Concrete block, light aggregate: 8-in. 12-in. Structural clay tile, load bearing: 8-in. 12-in. Brick, load-bearing structural clay tile backing: 4-in. + 4-in. 4-in. + 8-in. 8-in. + 4-in. Furring tile (2 in.) on one side of masonry wall: Add to above figures Glass Block hollow units (1/4-in. mortar) 37/8-in. 31/8-in.

33 68 98 130 160 55 85 35 55 42 58 60 75 102 12 20 16

18 24 34 30 42 55 85 20 28 38 55

39 79 115 155 194 46 89 130 174 216

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TABLE A2 DEAD LOAD IN POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT

COMPONENT Bituminous Products Asphaltum LOAD 81 COMPONENT Wrought Lead Lime Hydrated, loose Hydrated, compacted Masonry, ashlar Granite Limestone, crystalline Limestone, oolitic Marble Sandstone Masonry, brick Hard (low absorption) Medium (medium absorption) Soft (high absorption) Masonry, rubble mortar Granite Limestone, crystalline Limestone, oolitic Marble Sandstone Mortar, hardened Cement Lime Parucleboard Riprap (not submerged) Limestone Sandstone Sand Clean and dry River, dry Slag Bank Bank screenings Machine Sand Slate Steel Stone, quarried, piled Basalt, granite, gneiss Limestone, marble, quartz Sandstone Shale Greenstone, hornblende Terra cotta, architectural Voids filled Voids unfilled Tin Water Fresh Sea Wood, seasoned Ash, commercial white Cypress, southern Fir, Douglas, coast region Hem fir Oak, commercial and reds and whites Pine, southern yellow Redwood Spruce, red, white, and sitka Western hemlock Wood structural panel Zinc, rolled, sheet LOAD 480 710 32 45 165 165 135 173 144 130 115 100 153 147 138 156 137 130 110 45 83 90 90 106 70 108 96 52 172 489

Graphite Paraffin Petroleum, crude Petroleum, refined Petroleum, benzine Petroleum, gasoline Pitch Tar Brass Bronze Cast-stone masonry (cement, stone, sand) Cement, portland, loose Ceramic tile Charcoal Cinder fill Cinders, dry, in bulk Coal Anthracite, piled Bituminous, piled Lignite, piled Peat, dry, piled Concrete, plain Cinder Expanded-slag aggregate Haydite (burned-clay) aggregate Slag Stone (including gravel) Vermicuhte and perhte aggregate, nonload-beanng Other light aggregate, load-bearing Concrete, reinforced Cinder Slag Stone (including gravel) Copper Cork, compressed Earth (not submerged) Clay, dry Clay, damp Clay and gravel, dry Silt, moist, loose Silt, moist, packed Silt, flowing Sand and gravel, dry, loose Sand and gravel, dry, packed Sand and gravel, wet Earth (submerged) Clay Soil River mud Sand or gravel Sand or gravel, and clay Gravel, dry Gypsum, loose Gypsum wallboard Ice Iron Cast For SI: 1 in = 25.4 mm, 1 psf = 47.8803 Pa.

135 56 55 50 46 42 69 75 526 552 144 90 150 12 57 45 52 47 47 23 108 100 90 132 144 25-50 70-105 111 138 150 556 14 4 63 110 100 78 96 108 100 110 120 80 70 90 60 65 104 70 50 57 2 450

95 82 92 107 120 72 459 624 64 41 34 34 28 47 37 28 29 32 36 449

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