global floor loading codes
In this table is a summary of floor loading in the design of offices, as assembled from design codes. This data is also found at the following DOI:
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POPULATION |
AREA LOAD min (kN/m2) |
AREA LOAD (heavily loaded space) min (kN/m2) |
POINT LOAD min (kN) |
POINT LOAD (heavily loaded space) min (kN) |
Urban population percentage |
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China |
1,349,585,838 |
2.00 |
51% |
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India |
1,220,800,359 |
2.50 |
5.00 |
2.70 |
9.00 |
31% |
|
United States |
316,668,567 |
2.40 |
4.79 |
8.90 |
82% |
|
|
Indonesia |
251,160,124 |
2.40 |
4.79 |
8.90 |
51% |
|
|
Brazil |
201,009,622 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
87% |
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Pakistan |
193,238,868 |
2.40 |
4.80 |
9.00 |
36% |
|
|
Nigeria |
174,507,539 |
2.50 |
5.00 |
9.00 |
50% |
|
|
Bangladesh |
163,654,860 |
2.40 |
4.80 |
9.00 |
28% |
|
|
Russia |
142,500,482 |
2.94 |
74% |
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|
Japan |
127,253,075 |
1.60 |
3.50 |
91% |
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|
Mexico |
116,220,947 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
78% |
|
Philippines |
105,720,644 |
2.40 |
4.80 |
9.00 |
49% |
|
|
Ethiopia |
93,877,025 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
17% |
|
|
Vietnam |
92,477,857 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
31% |
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Egypt |
85,294,388 |
2.50 |
44% |
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|
Germany |
81,147,265 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
74% |
|
Turkey |
80,694,485 |
5.00 |
72% |
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|
Iran |
79,853,900 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
69% |
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France |
65,951,611 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
85% |
|
United Kingdom |
63,395,574 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
80% |
|
Italy |
61,482,297 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
68% |
|
Burma |
55,167,330 |
2.39 |
4.79 |
8.90 |
33% |
|
|
South Africa |
48,601,098 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
4.50 |
5.00 |
62% |
|
Spain |
47,370,542 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
77% |
|
Poland |
38,383,809 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
61% |
|
Canada |
34,568,211 |
2.40 |
4.80 |
9.00 |
81% |
|
|
Afghanistan |
31,108,077 |
2.39 |
4.79 |
8.90 |
24% |
|
|
Netherlands |
16,805,037 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
83% |
|
Portugal |
10,799,270 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
61% |
|
Greece |
10,772,967 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
61% |
|
Belgium |
10,444,268 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
97% |
|
Czech Republic |
10,162,921 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
73% |
|
Hungary |
9,939,470 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
70% |
|
Sweden |
9,119,423 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
85% |
|
Austria |
8,221,646 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
68% |
|
Hong Kong |
7,182,724 |
2.50 |
5.00 |
3.00 |
4.50 |
100% |
|
Bulgaria |
6,981,642 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
73% |
|
Denmark |
5,556,452 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
87% |
|
Slovakia |
5,488,339 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
55% |
|
Singapore |
5,460,302 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
100% |
|
Finland |
5,266,114 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
85% |
|
Ireland |
4,775,982 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
62% |
|
Croatia |
4,475,611 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
58% |
|
Lithuania |
3,515,858 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
67% |
|
Albania |
3,011,405 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
52% |
|
Latvia |
2,178,443 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
68% |
|
Slovenia |
1,992,690 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
50% |
|
Estonia |
1,266,375 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
70% |
|
Cyprus |
1,155,403 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
71% |
|
Luxembourg |
514,862 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
85% |
|
Brunei |
415,717 |
2.50 |
5.00 |
2.70 |
4.50 |
76% |
|
Malta |
411,277 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
95% |
|
Iceland |
315,281 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
93% |
|
Andorra |
85,293 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |
88% |
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Total |
5,468,009,166 |
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Average |
2.19 |
3.42 |
1.70 |
5.36 |
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Median |
2.00 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
4.50 |