dear members
hi and happy new year. would you please guide me about the minimum live loads which should be considered in tresury and deposit ( safebox) areas in central office of banks?
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Heavy filing systems generally run around 200 to 250 psf. That value is also similar to commercial kitchens with heavy equipment. I would suggest at least 200 psf - but would definitely look into the actual weight of the containment drawers/boxes and estimate some contents to see how the load spreads out in a uniform value.
recently worked on an existing federal reseve bank and the floor design loads ranged from 250 psf to 600 psf depending if they were storing coin or not.
I worked on a design of a payroll building - constructed of timber only. The safe was pretty heavy. The floor joists were 2x12 @ 8 in o.c. The joists were supported every 2 ft. I bet if you back-calculate you'll be in the ballpark of 400 psf or something like that.