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1605.4 Heliports and Helistops
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Heliport and helistop landing areas shall be designed for the following loads, combined in accordance with Section 1605:
- Dead load, D, plus the gross weight of the helicopter, Dh, plus snow load, S.
- Dead load, D, plus two single concentrated impact loads, L, approximately 8 feet (2438 mm) apart applied anywhere on the touchdown pad (representing each of the helicopter's two main landing gear, whether skid type or wheeled type), having a magnitude of 0.75 times the gross weight of the helicopter. Both loads acting together total 1.5 times the gross weight of the helicopter.
- Dead load, D, plus a uniform live load, L, of 100 psf (4.79 kN/m2).
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