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 |