Design Criteria
First Floor
                  Live Load                       Uniform Load, kPa         Reference
                           Reading Rooms                 2.9           NSCP 2015, Vol. 1,
                                                                       7th Edition, Chapter
      Libraries
                              Stack Rooms                 7.2                   2-17
                                                                           Table 2015-1
Second Floor
                  Live Load                       Uniform Load, kPa         Reference
                           Reading Rooms                 2.9           NSCP 2015, Vol. 1,
                            Stack Rooms                  7.2           7th Edition, Chapter
      Libraries
                           Corridors above                                      2-17
                                                          3.8
                            ground floor                                   Table 205-1
                  Dead Load                               Value             Reference
                                                        23.6 kN/m3     NSCP 2015, Vol. 1,
                                                   (Minimum Density    7th Edition, Chapter
      Concrete                Plain Concrete
                                                    for Design Loads            2-13
                                                     from Materials)       Table 204-1
                                                                       NSCP 2015, Vol. 1,
                         Ceramic or Quarry Tile
                                                  1.1 kPa (Minimum     7th Edition, Chapter
Floor and Floor Finish    (20 mm) on 25 mm
                                                    Design Load)                2-14
                              mortar bed
                                                                           Table 204-2
                                                                       NSCP 2015, Vol. 1,
                           Plaster on Tile of     0.24 kPa (Minimum    7th Edition, Chapter
       Ceilings
                               Concrete              Design Load)               2-14
                                                                           Table 204-2
Roof Deck
                  Live Load                       Uniform Load, kPa         Reference
                                                                       NSCP 2015, Vol. 1,
                         Tributary area method:
                                                                       7th Edition, Chapter
        Roof             For roofing area more            0.6
                                                                                2-20
                               than 60 m2
                                                                           Table 205-3
                 Dead Load                              Value             Reference
 Coverings, Roof and       Waterproofing          0.07 kPa (Minimum    NSCP 2015, Vol. 1,
           membranes:                      7th Edition, Chapter
                            Design Load)
Wall   Bituminous, smooth                           2-13
             surface                           Table 204-2