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% of Live Load Required for stair design

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Berniedog

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Dec 19, 2005
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We are designing a steel stair system. Is there a code requirement for what percent of Live Load we need to use for our seismic calculations (2003 IBC)?
 
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I don't believe you use any LL in the stair design for seismic. See 1617.4.1 for the definition of W.

 
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