Strong Floors
SEESL is equipped with two Strong Floors (Strong Floor O & A) in Test Areas 1 & respectivly.
Strong Floor A
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The test floor is a reinforced concrete box girder 79 ft. (24m) long, 39 ft. (11.8 m) wide. The thickness of the top test floor slab is 24 in. (60 cm).
Capacity Data:
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Allowable
load per strip along NUMBERED
lines (based on shear)
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Position
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Lines
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Max force
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shear strength
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clear span
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ft
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kip/ft
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kN/ft
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kN/m
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ton/m
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ton/m
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ft
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1
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A E F J K O P T
|
120
|
544
|
1784
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182
|
172
|
9.00
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3
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B D G I L N Q S
|
157
|
712
|
2333
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238
|
172
|
9.00
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5
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C H M R
|
226
|
1028
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3370
|
343
|
172
|
9.00
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Allowable load per strip along NUMBERED lines (based on moment)
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Position
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Max force
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clear span
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ft
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kip/ft
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kN/ft
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kN/m
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ton/m
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ton/m
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ft
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1
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A E F J K O P T
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89
|
407
|
1333
|
136
|
122
|
9.00
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3
|
B D G I L N Q S
|
38
|
174
|
571
|
58
|
122
|
9.00
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5
|
C H M R
|
32
|
146
|
480
|
49
|
122
|
9.00
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Allowable concentrated
load PER HOLE (based on shear strength)
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Position
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Max force
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shear strength
|
clear span
|
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ft
|
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kip
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kN
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kN
|
ton
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ton/m
|
ft
|
|
1
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A E F J K O P T
|
239
|
1088
|
1088
|
111
|
172
|
9.00
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3
|
B D G I L N Q S
|
313
|
1423
|
1423
|
145
|
172
|
9.00
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|
5
|
C H M R
|
452
|
2055
|
2055
|
210
|
172
|
9.00
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Allowable concentrated
load PER HOLE (based on punching shear)
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Position
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Max force
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|
gross span
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ft
|
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kip
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kN
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kN
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ton
|
kips
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ft
|
|
1
|
A E F J K O P T
|
182
|
826
|
826
|
84
|
182
|
10.00
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Allowable concentrated
load PER HOLE (based on moment)
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Position
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Max force
|
moment strength
|
gross span
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ft
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|
kip
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kN
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kN
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ton
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ton-m/m
|
ft
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|
1
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A E F J K O P T
|
179
|
813
|
813
|
83
|
122
|
10.00
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|
3
|
B D G I L N Q S
|
77
|
349
|
349
|
36
|
122
|
10.00
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5
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C H M R
|
64
|
293
|
293
|
30
|
122
|
10.00
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Allowable moment per strip due to load along ALPHABETICAL lines
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Position
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Max force
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gross span
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kip-in/ft
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kip-ft/ft
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kN-m/ft
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ton-m/m
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ton-m/m
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ft
|
|
|
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3229
|
269
|
366
|
122
|
122
|
10.00
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YELLOW FORCES GOVERN THE DESIGN
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Strong floor O
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The test floor is a five cell reinforced concrete box girder 40 ft. (12.2m) long, 60 ft. (18.3m) wide, and 8 ft. (2.5m) overall in height. The thickness of the top test floor slab is 18 in. (46 cm). Tie down points consist of (4) 2 1/2" holes which are arranged symmetrically in both directions. Each tie down point has an axial load allowable capacity of 250 kips (1112kN).
Capacity Data
- Each tie down point has an axial load allowable capacity of 250 kips (1112kN).
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