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OBC 2006 Division B

4.1.5.1.

Version 0 — in force 31 December 2006

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Provenance

OBC 1997 · renumbered from 4.1.6.1. — Pro

Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext← current

Original — base regulation

OBC 2012 · continues as 4.1.5.1. — Pro

4.1.5.1. — Loads Due to Use of Floors and Roofs

(1) Except as provided in Sentence (2), the specified live load on an area of floor or roof depends on the intended use and occupancy, and shall not be less than the uniformly distributed load patterns in Article 4.1.5.3.v1, the loads resulting from the intended use or the concentrated loads in Article 4.1.5.10., whichever produces the most critical effect.

(2) For buildings in the Low Importance Category as described in Table 4.1.2.1.B., a factor of 0.8 may be applied to the live load.

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