ahfat 寫:
Hi mitac,
I have a different understanding of the regulation with you, the total imposed load of the floor shall be distributed evenly on the slab, in this case, the area to stand for the tank is 72" x 36" = 1.8m x 0.9m = say 1.8 sq. m and the permitted imposed load shall be 1.8 x 2.5 kPa = 4.5 kPa = 450kg approx. only. In order to place the tank, the loading shall be evenly spreaded to an area of 15kN/2.5kPa = 6sq. m.
Therefore, it is danger to simply tell 穗香 it is ok to place such tank and also it is not a good suggestion to use the safety factor in the first instance because there will be a risk that the slab will become overloaded if there are some more loading imposed on that slab afterward without the checking of remaining permitted imposed loading.
Pl. let me know if I'm wrong.
Yes, you are right in terms of concept and calculation.
However, my point is that when you consider the whole slab panel (which spaning between 2 beams for 1-way span or 4 beams for 2-way span), the total loading on that particular slab panel shall not be overloaded easily as you have to access the tank from at least 2 sides. Taking to the account of the space required for access, the overall loading on that slab panel will normally not be overloaded except a very large tank.
Some examples of overloading (locally) in domestic:
- 6 men sitting on a 6'x3' sofa ~> 600kg (370kg/m2)
- a 8' (H) x 6' (W) x 3' (D) storing cabinet ~> 600~700kg (432kg/m2)
No one will calculate and make beams to support these furnitures, why? The same principle...
I would rather remind people to consider the strength of tank itself and the supporting cabinet/rack for such a large tank.