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Table4specifiesminimumhorizontalimposedloadsappropriatetothedesignofparapets,barriers,balustrades
andotherelementsofastructureintendedtoretain,stoporguidepeople.TheloadsgiveninTable4shouldbe
treatedastheunfactoredorcharacteristicloadsfordesignpurposes.Theuniformlydistributedlineloadandthe
uniformlydistributedandconcentratedloadsapplicabletotheinfillarenotadditiveandshouldbeconsideredas
threeseparateloadcases.Indesign,thehorizontaluniformlydistributedlineloadshouldbeconsideredtoactat
aheightof1.1mabovedatumlevel,irrespectiveoftheactualheightoftheelement.Forthispurpose,thedatum
levelshouldbetakenasthefinishedleveloftheaccessplatform,orthepitchlinedrawnthroughthenosingsof
thestairtreads.

ForalltypesofactivitiesgiveninTable4,theparapets,barriersandbalustradesshouldbedesignedfora
verticalload.Thisverticalloadshouldbeeitheraconcentratedloadof1kNorauniformlydistributedloadof
0.6kN/m,whichevergivestheworstdesignconditionincombinationwiththerecommendedhorizontalloading
ofTable4.Thiscombinationofloadsshouldbetakenintoaccountinthedesignofrelevantelementsofthe
structurethatsupporttheparapets,barriersandbalustrades.

Typeofoccupancy Examples Horizontal Auniformly Apointload

forpartofthe ofspecificuse uniformly distributedload appliedtopartof
buildingor distributedline appliedtotheinfill theinfill
structure load (kN/m) (kN)
(kN/m)

ADomesticand (i)Allareaswithinor 0.36 0.5 0.25

residentialactivities servingexclusively
onesinglefamily
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dwellingincluding
stairs,landings,etc.
butexcludingexternal
balconiesandedges
ofroofs(seeC3ix)

(ii)Otherresidential, 0.74 1.0 0.5

(butalsoseeC)

BandEOfficesand (iii)Lightaccess 0.22 N/A N/A

workareasnot stairsandgangways
includedelsewhere notmorethan600
includingstorage mmwide
areas
(iv)Light 0.36 0.5 0.25
pedestriantraffic
routesinindustrial
andstoragebuildings
exceptdesignated
escaperoutes

(v)Areasnot 0.74 1.0 0.5

susceptibleto
overcrowdinginoffice
andinstitutional
buildingsalso
industrialandstorage
buildingsexceptas
givenabove

CAreas (vi)Areashaving 1.5 1.5 1.5

wherepeoplemay fixedseatingwithin
congregate 530mmofthebarrier,
balustradeorparapet
C1/C2Areaswith
tablesorfixed (vii)Restaurants 1.5 1.5 1.5
seating andbars

C3Areaswithout (viii)Stairs,landings, 0.74 1.0 0.5

obstaclesformoving corridors,ramps
peopleandnot
susceptibleto (ix)External 0.74 1.0 0.5
overcrowding balconiesandedges
ofroofs.

Footways
andpavementswithin
buildingcurtilage
adjacentto
basement/sunken
areas

C5 (x)Footwaysor 1.5 1.5 1.5

Areassusceptibleto pavementslessthan
overcrowding 3mwideadjacentto
sunkenareas

(xi) 3.0 1.5 1.5

Theatres,cinemas,
discotheques,bars,
auditoria,shopping
malls,assembly
areas,studio.
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Footwaysor
pavementsgreater
than3mwide
adjacenttosunken
areas

(xii)Grandstandsand Seerequirementsoftheappropriatecertifyingauthority
stadia
D (xiii)Allretail 1.5 1.5 1.5
Retailareas areasincludingpublic
areasof
banks/building
societiesorbetting
shops.Forareas
whereovercrowding
mayoccur,seeC5

F/G (xiv)Pedestrian 1.5 1.5 1.5

Vehicular areasincarparks
includingstairs,
landings,ramps,
edgesorinternal
floors,footways,
edgesofroofs

(xv) See
Horizontalloads clause11
imposedbyvehicles

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forthecustomertoensureallcurrentregulationsaremet.

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