Floor loadings for decking

May 21, 2004 4 Replies

I've now had someone design (properly - and for free!) the deck I mentioned in an earlier thread. They've calculated that it'll support



53psf (I assume this is lbs per square foot) but most other posts in this group mention kN/m2.

I found this conversion on the net after much searching - 1kN/m2 =



20.885 lb/ft2 - and would just like some confirmation that it's true, and therefore my deck would seem to meet the usual floor loading requirements.

Cheers



Tim



These any help to you Tim ?

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is superb - exactly what I was looking for (but couldn't find myself - doh!)

Thanks

Tim

Again google is your friend. Just type "1 pound per square foot in kilonewtons per square metre" and see what happens.

If they are still working in psf and not SI units then I would check everything very carefully....

.andy

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