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Book shelves (like aquariums) are heavy. My concern would be traffic and weight. Public buildings are designed with thicker/wider and more numerous structural
by ta_vf7xjd34cc 3y ago
Book shelves (like aquariums) are heavy.
My concern would be traffic and weight. Public buildings are designed with thicker/wider and more numerous structural elements compared to residential buildings.
I believe the residential standard for concrete structures in India (where I am) specifies a minimum live load bearing capacity of 2kN/m2 (approx 200 kg/m2). This is much higher for schools/colleges/libraries/auditoriums etc.
- morelisp 3y agoMost shelving materials as well as paper itself floats, so bookshelves can't be anywhere near as heavy as an aquarium even if you have them packed impossibly dense.
- ta_vf7xjd34cc 3y agoEdit: Some one deleted their reply to you listing densities of paper and water. Here are some figures from Wikipedia - The density of paper ranges from 250 kg/m3 (16 lb/cu ft) for tissue paper to 1500 kg/m3 (94 lb/cu ft) for some specialty paper. Printing paper is about 800 kg/m3 (50 lb/cu ft). - Water: 1000 kg/m3 So they are not that far apart when you consider that the average bookshelf is often bigger than the average aquarium.
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