Determine the aggregate width required for the doorways serving as exits
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Determine the aggregate width required for the doorways serving as exits

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Determine the aggregate width required for the doorways serving as exits from a building with the following characteristics:

•Rise in storeys of one.

•The building is used as a library.

•The building has a floor area of 800m2.

•300m2 is used for storage, 400m2 is reading space and the remainder is setaside for hallways, sanitary compartments, lobbies and the like.

•3 doorways are required to serve as exits to satisfy the exit travel distancerequirements. No other exits are proposed.

Present your answer in the following tabular format:

No. of persons accommodated in the storey

Required aggregate exit width

Required aggregate widths for the 3 doorways serving as exits

Hint
EngineeringThe required width of stairway must; i. be measured clear from all obstructions. ii. extend without interruption, except  for ceilling cornices to height not less than 2 Meters. A required stairway that exceeds 2 Meters in width is counted as having a width of only 2 meters.                              &nbs...

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