DaveAtkins
Structural
My client wants to use the second floor of a former jail facility (which was designed for a 40 psf live load) for storage of Banker's Boxes, stacked seven high in a rack system (live load = 146 psf at the boxes).
I produced a report which shows how to lay out the boxes, with wide aisles in between, so as not to exceed the 40 psf live load. The Building Inspector in the city where the facility is located will not accept this, stating that our State's Building Code requires 125 psf minimum uniform live load for storage.
Any ideas? The client does not want to upgrade the existing floor.
DaveAtkins
I produced a report which shows how to lay out the boxes, with wide aisles in between, so as not to exceed the 40 psf live load. The Building Inspector in the city where the facility is located will not accept this, stating that our State's Building Code requires 125 psf minimum uniform live load for storage.
Any ideas? The client does not want to upgrade the existing floor.
DaveAtkins