Floor loading in warehouses: a review

Document Status

Archived

Supplement

Building Supplement

Series

Report

Abstract

Identifies the different types of storage and materials-handling systems currently in use and gives examples of actual loads and pressures that may be imposed on the floor. It includes data on loads and pressures from different storage systems and from a range of trucks and handling equipment. It concludes that there is such a large variability in possible loads in warehouses that the use of a single minimum imposed load in design could result in a significant proportion of warehouses being either excessively expensive or structurally inadequate. It recommends that the current values in codes should be reviewed and that consideration should be given to defining responsibilities for the safe operation and loading of warehouses.

Author

Armitage, J. S. and Judge, C. J.

History

This document has been archived by its original publisher.

ISBN

9780851252476

Subjects

• Floors/balconies/stairs
• Loads/stresses
• Building structure
• Manufacturing/industrial facilities
• Warehouses
• Structural/mechanical factors
• Building types
• Special subject areas

Publisher History

BRE is a building science centre that generates new knowledge through research. This is used to create products, tools and standards that drive positive change across the built environment. BRE helps its government and private sector clients meet the significant environmental, social and economic challenges they face in delivering homes, buildings and communities. BRE is owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity. The Trust uses the profits made by the BRE companies to fund research and education that advances knowledge of the built environment.