Load Bearing???

[Phang]

Hi,

I have a question on my mind for quite a while...

Anyone have any idea on how much weight a standard HDB floor could hold or I mean the maximum weight allowed.... and do they measure this by weight per square foot or what ????

BTW, dunno whether this topic should here or in Kopi Tiam .... Placed this here as I think that this is actually a major factor especially to those who are contemplating of 5 - 6 footers reef tanks .......

[bawater]

i think HDB's reply is abt 600kg per m²(or sq foot- can't remember). max height recommended as standard 2 tier.

My guess is 750kg per m². but if every HDB flat had tanks....on every floor...

one day somethin gonna give.

At a rate of over 200 tanks sold per month(2ft,3ft,4ft)since LH started where are they all going?

I think HDB looking into it, but minor issue- cause they do know & wondering.

i went to someone's hse in yishun- room same size as your's phang, filled with 2nos 4 x2x1.5 on a 2 tier, a single 4x2x1.5, a single 4x1.5x2 & 2 nos 2x2x2 cube tnks & 3 tier standard 2ft(3 nos)- with space avail for another 5x2x2. All situated on along the four walls. Serious Home Discus breeders usually have abt 15-20 diff tanks on average.

so phang, your's won't come tumbling down-(it would be the first in HDB's history). maybe floor will crack!!!!! hee hee

[ep4546]

i understand that it is 1ton for the whole living room

[robe]

HDB flats has probably 1500 to 2500 KN/m2 floor loading capacity. Divide it by 9.81 to get the kg/m2.

[Phang]

That's not much!!!! 250 plus kg per m2...

unless I did the calculations wrongly.....

am I suppose to convert the kN to N before division????

And 1 ton for the whole living room....

1 5 by 2.5 by2.5 tank with water and sump....would defintiely exceed that!!!!!

SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP !!!!!!!!!!!

[Seawater]

It also depends on where the tank is located. If it is in the middle of the room then obviously the floor is weaker. If it is along the wall where the beam is situated then load bearing will be higher.