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Originally Posted by mthd
codes vary from place to place but model code standards for multi family buildings are 30 or 40 psf for distributed live load on floors (145/195 kgsm) with concentrated loads of 135kg on a square inch. So your 400kg of equipment needs to touch the ground in at least three spots spread over three square meters to be safe. A dumbbell, which touches the ground in two spots about a meter apart, should be limited to 270kg. My guess is that won't be a problem  |
Thank you kindly. Yeah, I should be fine based on what you say. That's one big dumbbell. Ha ha