Engineering Question

[Misterpants]

Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!

If you want, and if it works out with your basement, grab some 2x4's and build a supporting wall or two across the joists in the basement.It's not hard or expensive. Some old houses might have a problem holding that many people.

That would be a fun to do list for an Xmas party.

Chips and Dip: check
Punch: check:
Quick Clean:check
Build multiple load bearing walls in the basement: X

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Misterpants

That would be a fun to do list for an Xmas party.

Chips and Dip: check
Punch: check:
Quick Clean:check
Build multiple load bearing walls in the basement: X

A party aint a party until you've constructed a load bearing structure!

[troutman]

I was a terrible Engineer, and do not know if the following is useful:

http://bedroom-workshop.com/workshop...orloading.html

According to BS6399-1, 1996 (Loading for buildings) a residential structure should be designed for a distributed load of 1.5kN/m2, and a point load of 1.4kN.

1 NEWTON is the force required to give a mass of 1KG an acceleration of 1m/s/s (1m/s2)
1NEWTON = 1KG*(M/S2)

F=MA

If the acceleration is due to gravity then

F=M*9.81m/s2

1.5KN=M*9.81
1.5*1000=M*9.81
M=1500/9.81=153KG

If the room is 2.13m*2.13m then the maximum weight allowed is

Max Weight =Area*153KG
Max Weight =2.1*2.1*153
Max Weight =4.41*153
Max Weight =674kg (uniformly distributed over the whole area!)

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by troutman

I was a terrible Engineer, and do not know if the following is useful:

http://bedroom-workshop.com/workshop...orloading.html

According to BS6399-1, 1996 (Loading for buildings) a residential structure should be designed for a distributed load of 1.5kN/m2, and a point load of 1.4kN.

1 NEWTON is the force required to give a mass of 1KG an acceleration of 1m/s/s (1m/s2)
1NEWTON = 1KG*(M/S2)

F=MA

If the acceleration is due to gravity then

F=M*9.81m/s2

1.5KN=M*9.81
1.5*1000=M*9.81
M=1500/9.81=153KG

If the room is 2.13m*2.13m then the maximum weight allowed is

Max Weight =Area*153KG
Max Weight =2.1*2.1*153
Max Weight =4.41*153
Max Weight =674kg (uniformly distributed over the whole area!)

1.5kN/m2 is only about 14 lbs per square foot. Minimum building code would be 50 lbs per square foot.

Your room is only 7' square, which is a tiny, tiny room.

[CaptainYooh]

Originally Posted by troutman

I was a terrible Engineer, and do not know if the following is useful:

http://bedroom-workshop.com/workshop...orloading.html

According to BS6399-1, 1996 (Loading for buildings) a residential structure should be designed for a distributed load of 1.5kN/m2, and a point load of 1.4kN.

1 NEWTON is the force required to give a mass of 1KG an acceleration of 1m/s/s (1m/s2)
1NEWTON = 1KG*(M/S2)

F=MA

If the acceleration is due to gravity then

F=M*9.81m/s2

1.5KN=M*9.81
1.5*1000=M*9.81
M=1500/9.81=153KG

If the room is 2.13m*2.13m then the maximum weight allowed is

Max Weight =Area*153KG
Max Weight =2.1*2.1*153
Max Weight =4.41*153
Max Weight =674kg (uniformly distributed over the whole area!)

Technically, if something bad happens over there, you can be sued now ...

P.S. A lawyer AND the engineer???