Carga Viva Oficinas

English translation: Live Load

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Spanish term or phrase:Carga Viva
English translation:Live Load
Entered by: Robert Forstag

00:26 Feb 19, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Other / Construction project / Guatemala
Spanish term or phrase: Carga Viva Oficinas
One of a set of structures for which vertical load capacities (in pounds per square foot) are provided in a short table, introduced thus:

Se emplearon las siguitentes cargas verticales para la evaluacion:

Carga Viva Oficinas 50 PSF
Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 18:00
Live Load for Offices
Explanation:
or something like that based on the setup of the table.

After looking through some of the search results many indicate the live load of an office to be between 40-60 psf


Live LoadsTable V gives the live loads per square foot recommended as good ... in Boston showed that the greatest live load in any office was 40 lb. per sq. ft., ...
chestofbooks.com/architecture/Building-Trades-Pocketbook/Live-Loads.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
Calculating Loads on Headers and Beams - Publications - BM&WT ...Our sample homes are in an area where the snow load is 50 pounds per square foot of roof area (treat snow as live load). It goes without saying that in a ...
www.umass.edu/bmatwt/publications/articles/calculating_load... - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
How many pounds per square foot live load should ... on Yedda ...How many pounds per square foot live load should be planned for for a 75 mile per hour wind on a shed roof?
yedda.com/questions/load_wind_refer_6271618011749/ - 72k - Cached - Similar pages
determining load per square foot - Topic Powered by Eve For Enterprise2 posts - Last post: Sep 9, 2006
Generally decks are designed for 50 pounds per square foot live load and 10 pounds daed load, for a total load of 60 pounds per square foot. ...
boards.hgtvpro.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4891014781/m/8481004582 - 70k - Cached - Similar pages
live load - Information for Building And ConstructionFor details CLICK HERE Specifically designed to span up to 3' without supports, with the ability to withstand a live load of 300 lbs. per square foot. ...
aec.cadinfo.net/1/kw023/live-load-072.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] Weights Of Building Materials, Agricultural Commodities, and Floor ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Offices. 50. Lobbies. 100. Residential. Attics. 20. Dwelling units. 40. Sleeping rooms ... Design Floor Live Load (American Society of Agricultural Engineers EP378.3) ... 10 feet X 55 pounds per square foot = 550 pounds per foot.and ...
www.age.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/h/H20.pdf - Similar pages
Fire Engineering - Construction Concerns: Design LoadsJun 23, 2008 ... All of the loads are expressed in pounds per square foot (psf). ... and about ½ the live load of office space (and resident space in ...
www.fireengineering.com/display_article/332455/25/none/none... - Similar pages
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United States
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Live Load for Offices


Explanation:
or something like that based on the setup of the table.

After looking through some of the search results many indicate the live load of an office to be between 40-60 psf


Live LoadsTable V gives the live loads per square foot recommended as good ... in Boston showed that the greatest live load in any office was 40 lb. per sq. ft., ...
chestofbooks.com/architecture/Building-Trades-Pocketbook/Live-Loads.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
Calculating Loads on Headers and Beams - Publications - BM&WT ...Our sample homes are in an area where the snow load is 50 pounds per square foot of roof area (treat snow as live load). It goes without saying that in a ...
www.umass.edu/bmatwt/publications/articles/calculating_load... - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
How many pounds per square foot live load should ... on Yedda ...How many pounds per square foot live load should be planned for for a 75 mile per hour wind on a shed roof?
yedda.com/questions/load_wind_refer_6271618011749/ - 72k - Cached - Similar pages
determining load per square foot - Topic Powered by Eve For Enterprise2 posts - Last post: Sep 9, 2006
Generally decks are designed for 50 pounds per square foot live load and 10 pounds daed load, for a total load of 60 pounds per square foot. ...
boards.hgtvpro.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4891014781/m/8481004582 - 70k - Cached - Similar pages
live load - Information for Building And ConstructionFor details CLICK HERE Specifically designed to span up to 3' without supports, with the ability to withstand a live load of 300 lbs. per square foot. ...
aec.cadinfo.net/1/kw023/live-load-072.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] Weights Of Building Materials, Agricultural Commodities, and Floor ...File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Offices. 50. Lobbies. 100. Residential. Attics. 20. Dwelling units. 40. Sleeping rooms ... Design Floor Live Load (American Society of Agricultural Engineers EP378.3) ... 10 feet X 55 pounds per square foot = 550 pounds per foot.and ...
www.age.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/h/H20.pdf - Similar pages
Fire Engineering - Construction Concerns: Design LoadsJun 23, 2008 ... All of the loads are expressed in pounds per square foot (psf). ... and about ½ the live load of office space (and resident space in ...
www.fireengineering.com/display_article/332455/25/none/none... - Similar pages

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Local time: 18:00
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