Table 5-1: Ultimate Limit State Load Factors for Each Load Group

Load Case
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Gs
GE
Q
S
MO
MB
TN
TO
TS
TE
V
C
WO
WU
WS
FEP
FLP
QT
QDS
EU

Dead Load of Structure

Dead Load of Equipment
Floor Live Load
Services Load
Process / Bulk material - Normal Operating
Process / Material - Blocked
Belt Tension - Non-Operational
Belt Tension - Normal Operating
Belt Tension - Start
Belt Tension - Extreme
Equipment Dynamic Loads
Crane
Wind Load - Operating
Wind Load - Ultimate
Wind Load - Service
Earth Pressure
Hydrostatic Pressure
Thermal Loads
Loads Induced By Differential Settlement
Seismic Load

40
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5

41
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5

1.5

1.5
1.5

Normal Operating
42
1.2
1.2
0.6
1.5
1.5

1.5
1.5
1.5

1.5
1.2
1.2
1.2

Note 1- With the exception of the primary dead load case (LC 1), a load factor of 0.0 (or no load) can be applied to any primary load
Note 2 Hydrostatic pressures shall be factored by 1.5 in normal operating combinations (in lieu of 1.2) unless the maximum fluid
Note 3 Crane loads shall be out of service loads for LC60,61,62,63
Note 4 LC54 is applicable for conveyor galleries and locally around material transfer points

Normal Operating
43
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.5

44
1.2
1.2
0.6
1.5
1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5
1.5

1.5
1.5
1.5

45
0.9
0.9

50
1.2
1.2
0.6
1.2

51
1.2
1.2
0.6
1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

Extreme Event
52
0.9
0.9

Wind Event
53
1.2
1.2
0.6
1.2

54
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

60
0.9
0.9

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

1.2
1.2
1.2

1.2
1.2
1.2

1.0
1.5
1.2
1.2
1.2

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

load) can be applied to any primary load case if this load factor produces a more critical combination load case.
in lieu of 1.2) unless the maximum fluid density is well defined.

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

Wind Event
61
62
1.2
0.9
1.2
0.9
0.6
1.2
1.2

63
1.2
1.2
0.6
1.2
1.2

1.2

1.2

Seismic Event
70
71
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.6
0.6
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

1.0

Serviceability
101
102
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

1.0
1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0
1.0

1.0
1.0

1.0
1.0

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0

1.0
1.0

Table 5-1: Ultimate Limit State Load Factors for Each Load Group
Normal Operating Extreme event Wind event Seismic
Event
ServiceLoad Case ability
40 41 42 43 44 45 50 51 52 53 54 60 61 62 63 70 71 101 102
1 Gs Dead Load Of Structure 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
2 GE Dead Load Of Equipment 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
3 Q Floor Live Load 1.5 1.5 0.6 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.0
4 S Services Load 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
5 MO Process / Bulk Material
Normal Operating 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
6 MB Process /Material
Blocked 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
7 TN Belt Tension NonOperational 1.2 1.2
8 TO Belt Tension Normal
Operating 1.0 1.0
9 TS Belt Tension Start 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.0
10 TE Belt Tension Extreme 1.2 1.2 1.2
11 V Equipment Dynamic
Loads 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0
12 C Crane 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0
13 WO Wind Load Operating 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
14 WU Wind Load Ultimate 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
15 WS Wind Load Service 1.0 1.0
16 FEP Earth Pressure 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0
17 FLP Hydrostatic Pressure 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0
18 QT Thermal Loads 1.2 1.2 1.2
19 QDS Loads Induced By
Differential Settlement 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0
20 EU Seismic Load 1.0