FOURTH SCHEDULE

WEIGHTS OF MATERIALS

(Ry-law 56)
kNIm5

Earth (in natural state or rammed)

..
Sand (Wet)
Gravel
Aluminium and Alloys
Steel
Brickwork

kelm3

17

1,734

20
19
27
77
19

2,039
1,937
2,720
7,850
1,920

23
24
26
25
23

2,310
2,400
2,690
2,500
2,310
8001,120

Concrete:
(a) Unreinforced
(b) Reinforced
.
Granite and Marble, .
Limestone
Sandstone
Timber

..

8-11
NIrr?

Plaster on brickwork, blocks or

concrete per 25.4 mm thickness ..
. .
Suspended metal lath and plaster
. .

kfglrnz

480

49

380

39

580

59

530
170

54
17

Roof Tiles:
a.Terra-cotta (French
pattern)..
a.Concrete ..
Glass per 6.35 mm thickness

..

USt,S

AND LOADS(cont.)

Use to which building or

structure is to be put

kN/m2

DRIVEWAYS AND VEHICLE

RAMPS
other than in garages for
the parking only of
passenger vehicles and light
vans not exceeding 2 500 kg
gross weight
DWELLINGS
FACTORIES AND SIMILAR
BUILDINGS

Concentrated load to be
applied, unless otherwise
stated, over any square
with a 300mm side

Intensity of
distributed load

kgf/m2

kN

kgf

To be determined To be determined
but
but
not less than not less than
5.0
510
9.0
918

1.5
5.0
7.5

153
510
765
Or

10.0

1.4
4.5+
6.7+

143
459+
683+

9.0+

918+

or

020

as appropriate
FILE ROOMS IN OFFICES
FLATS
FOOTPATHS, TERRACES AND PLAZAS
leading from ground level:
No obstruction to vehicular
traffic
Used only for pedestrian
traffic
FOUNDRIES

5.0I
510
4.5+
459+
1.5
153
1.4
143
To be determined To be determined
but
but
not less than not less than
5.0

510
I

4.0

408

9.0

918

4.5

459

To be determined
but
not less than

Fixed seating implies that the removal of the seating and the use of the space for other
pruposes is improbable. + Concentrated load to be determined but of not less values than

20

GARAGES:

2 040

USES AND LOADS(cont.)

Use to which building or

structure is to be put

Intensity of
distributed load

kN/nt2

BUNGALOWS
CATWALKS

kgf/tn 2

Concentrated load to be
applied, unless
otherwise
stated, over any square
with a 300mm side
kit
kN

1.5
153
1.4
Concentrated loads only 1.0 at

143
102 at

1.0 in

1.0 m

centres
CHAPELS AND CHURCHES

centres

3.0

306

2.7

275

3.0

306

2.7

275

4.0
5.0
1.5
2.0

408
510
153
204

3.6
1.8
2.7

367
184
275

2.7
4.5

275
459

CINEMAS (see ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS

AND BROADCASTING
STUDIOS
CLASS ROOMS
CLUBS:
Assembly areas with fixed seating
Assembly areas without fixed seating
Bedrooms
Billiard rooms

Corridors (see CORRIDORS)

Dining rooms
Kitchens

2.0

204
To be determined but
not less than

Fixed seating implies that the remosal of the seating and the use of
the space for other purposes is improbable. + Concentrated load to be
3.0
306
determined but of not less values than these.

Lounges
Laundries
Toilet rooms
COLD STORAGE

2.0
3.0
2.0
5.0

204
306
204
510
for each

2.7
4.5

9.0+

275
459

918+

Concentrated load to be
Use to which building or

Intensity of

applied, unless otherwise

structure is to be put

distributed load

stated, over any square

with a 300mm side

kN/m2

kgf/m2

kN

kgf

LIBRARIES:
Reading rooms without book storage
Rooms with book storage
(e.g. public lending libraries)
Stack rooms

2.5

255

Corridors
Toilet rooms

459

4.0
2.4

408
4.5
245
7.0+
for each
for each
metre of
metre of stack height
stack height
with a
with a I minimum of
minimum of
6.5

Dense mobile stacking on mobile trucks

4.5

459
714+

663

4.8
490
for each
for each
metre of
metre of
stack height stack height
with a
with a
minimum
minimum
of
of
9.6

980

7.0+

714+

4.0
2.0

408
204

4.5

4.0
1.5

408
153

4.5+
1.4

459+
143

4.5+

459+

459

MACHINERY HALLS
Circulation spaces therein
MAISONETTES
MOTOR ROOMS, FAN ROOMS

To be determined but

and the like, including weight

not less than

of machinery
MUSEUM FLOORS AND ART

7.5

765

To be determined but

+ Concentrated load to be determined but of not less values than these.

GALLERIES for exhibition

not less than