Use of the minimal unit temporary load according to Costa Rican Seismic Code

Temporary load (MPa)

Room (room houses, apartments, houses, bedrooms, hotel rooms, buildings for boarding schools, barracks, prisons, correctional facilities, hospitals and the like). Roof deformations less than 5 percent.

2.0

Offices, laboratories, lecture halls, classrooms, and game rooms.

2.5

Cantilevers on public roads (canopies, balconies and the like). Garages and parking (for cars only).

3.0

Stairs, ramps, hallways, passages open to the public. Places of assembly with fixed seating, temples, cinemas, theaters, gyms, etc.

3.5

Meeting places devoid of fixed seats, stadiums, dance halls, libraries, file rooms. Shops, warehouses and factories in good light.

4.5

Shops, warehouses and factories of goods with medium weight.

5.5

Shops, warehouses and factories with heavy goods.

7.0