Running Track Live Load 1

[byoung8708]

I have always used 100 psf live load for running tracks (in a gymnasium). However, ASCE 7 specifies 60 psf for walkways and elevated platforms. It also specifies 100 psf for gym balconies and dance floors (the most similar items I could find to running track). Which of these loads is correct?

 

[JAE]

We've used 100 psf for elevated running tracks in gymnasiums. We've also spent some time checking the vibration characteristics...adding mass to ensure that the runners don't get bounced around.