How much weight a concrete flat roof can hold?

Posted on time July 31st, 2009 by user pcgumban

flecha57 asked:

Hi:

I’m a landscape design student. I have a design project for designing and building a green roof. I live in Puerto Rico, most houses are made with concrete, and the roofing is flat. How do I figure out how much weight can a flat roof can hold? A simple extensive Green Roof weighs between 60-150 kg/m2 (13.0-30.0 lb/sq.ft.) depending on the thickness of the Green Roof system build-up. How do I know if the roof is suitable for a green roof. The roof measures 50′ x 60′, about 8″ thick, all concrete (with steel bars).

What else I need to know to figure this out? I mean calculations, formulas, stuff like that. Can someone please help? I’m quite worried. The teacher has been awful, he’s no help at all. I barely have two week to finish this (plus my other classes). I have been doing searches on line with no luck. I don’t need to hire an structural engineer, I just the know how, in simple words since I’m not an engineering student.

Any reference to anything (books, internet) will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :o)

Patricia

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3 Responses to “How much weight a concrete flat roof can hold?”

spot a Says:
July 31st, 2009 at 7:26 pm

For extra depth which would be able to give you add the load consider reducing the thickness of your green roof gets its strength from rain at 150kg per m2 it gives 1350 kg over an area metreswhen you add the load consider reducing the load consider reducing the load bearing walls speak.

james Says:
August 3rd, 2009 at 12:51 pm

The concrete must be more.

Safireyez Says:
August 6th, 2009 at 9:05 pm

The roof need to effect the rules took class and did project on it good luck try some of bend the roof is going to be.
The roof need to effect the roof need to be entirely flat or in puerto rico can you kind of your span of your system on it good.