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Arhives design-load weight
Another source concerning live load, the weight added to the structure by its contents, is Leighton, Phillip D. and David C. Weber. Planning Academic and Research Library Buildings. Third Edition. Chicago: American Library Association, 1999. They recommend the following:
reading areas - 60 lbs./square foot
stacks - 150 lbs./square foot
dense book-storage areas and map cases - 175 lbs./square foot
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