2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
CHAPTER 16 STRUCTURAL DESIGN
ETA Editor's Note
This Pocket Guide contains only the excerpts from California Building Code Chapter 16 that are adopted by Division of the State Architect - Access Compliance (DSA-AC). To see the entire Chapter, consult California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 - 2013 California Building Code (2013 CBC), available for purchase from International Code Council (http://www.iccsafe.org/).
SECTION 1607 LIVE LOADS
1607.8.2 Grab bars, shower seats and dressing room bench seats.
Grab bars, shower seats and dressing room bench seat systems shall be designed to resist a single concentrated load of 250 pounds (1.11 kN) applied in any direction at any point on the grab bar or seat so as to produce the maximum load effects. (DSA-AC & HCD 1-AC) See Chapter 11A, Section 1127A.4, Chapter 11B, Sections 11B-609.8, 11B-610.4 and 11B-903.6, for grab bars, shower seats and dressing room bench seats, as applicable.
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