I think that is fine for joist design with maybe a 500lb point load allowance anywhere along the span for the free weights. More than likely, the free weight stand will be against a mirrored wall so they can watch themselves flex and pose in the wee hours of the night, making it a shear issue more than anything....but in case it's out in the middle of the room, I would do the point load allowance. I guess it depends on how much room flexibility they'd need and how many people can fit in the room. If it's just 1 or two people using the room at a time, I doubt there is a need for more than (4) 100lb dumbells on a rack.
Now, if it's the Margera Family weight room, then maybe 125 psf live load is a reasonable assumption. :-)
hth,
-g
David, although 50 psf is sounds reasonable however, the magnitude of the point load is quiet big especially if you are talking
Bowflex, Weight rack, etc as your gym equipments. I suggest disregarding the descriptive word "home" and focusing the word "Gym" would eliminate the confusion. In my opinion a 150 psf plus a concentrated load of 1000 lb. would be ideal for this kind of application.
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From: David Topete [mailto:dtopete@gfdseng.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 6:03 PM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: Live Load for residential home gym
50 psf LL sounds reasonable for a home gym. Or am I way off? Any advice would be appreciated… TIA
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-gm