Irc Dead Load Tile Roof

I was figuring out the dead loads for a wood tower on a wood building.

Irc dead load tile roof.

Arch 331 note set 13 1 s2014abn 2. Thick 125 12 in. The values for dead loads in table 3 2 are for commonly used materials and constructions in light frame residential buildings. Foot ceiling construction gypsum sheetrock finish 10psf floor construction carpet or vinyl 10 psf hardwood floor 12 psf ceramic tile 15 psf.

Standard loads of materials. The wood tower has a concrete tile roof. Roof dead load framing sheathing asphalt shingles insulation drywall 10 exterior wall 2 4 framing sheathing siding insulation drywall 10 floor joist sheathing carpeting drywall 10 concrete wall 8 in. The clay tiles you are using weigh about 8 pounds per square foot adding 5 pounds to the design dead load.

Dead loads cont d typical weights of horizontal systems roof construction asphalt shingles 15 psf pounds per sq. Thick 150 concrete block wall 8 in. What is the general weight that i should assume for concrete tile. So all things being equal if you were able to use a rafter table for dead loads of 10 pounds per square foot for the asphalt roof you should be able to use a rafter table for dead loads of 15 pounds per square foot for the tile roof.

Dead loads average dead loads are included in the prescriptive tables for. My co worker is saying i am being too conservative. Trusses that are designed for concrete tile can have top chord dead loads of 15 psf or higher. If you have the original design information on the trusses you should be able to determine the top chord design dead load.

The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process. The international codes i codes are the widely accepted comprehensive set of model codes used in the us and abroad to help ensure the engineering of safe sustainable affordable and resilient structures. I was planning to use 15 psf as weight of my tile. Thick 60 2015 jobsite codes indd 11 12 15 15 3 22 pm.

Pitched roof measured on slope clay tiles plain. Trusses that are designed for asphalt or composite type shingles can have dead loads of around 7 10 pounds per square foot psf. 3 3 dead loads dead loads consist of the permanent construction material loads comprising the roof floor wall and foundation systems including claddings finishes and fixed equipment. Thick 100 10 in.

D dead load l live load l r live roof load w wind load s snow load e earthquake load r rainwater load or ice water load t effect of material temperature h hydraulic loads from soil f hydraulic loads from fluids.