Heavy Duty Steel Grating Load Tables

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Heavy duty steel grating load tables. Heavy duty grating 19 space load table heavy duty grating 22 space load table heavy duty grating 30 space load table heavy duty grating 38 space load table cross bar selection while bearing bar selection is critical for specifying a proper heavy duty grating the life cycle of your installation will often be influenced by the selection of the. Bar grating load tables enable the user to select the appropriate bearing bar size for the actual uniform and or concentrated load carrying capacity and a corresponding deflection for each size type of bar grating at a given unsupported span. Heavy duty welded bar grating is comprised of rectangular shaped bearing bars that are thicker and often times higher than traditional welded grating allowing it to handle heavier loads. Our heavy duty industrial steel work tables and workbenches are osha compliant.
Gratings are made to customer s specs and various finishes. If your application calls for maximum support of wheel and vehicular traffic mcnichols heavy duty welded series bar grating is the right choice. The files detail load charts for the metal bar grating industry standard size steel aluminum and stainless steel grating. Heavy duty steel grating may be analyzed for vehicular wheels loads from either lift trucks with designated capacity or from aashto truck loading h 20 and h 15.
Specialty steel manufacturer fabricator distributor since 1952. Grating pacific is the western region s leading supplier of quality steel bar grating products. Each steel work table and workbench is designed by a licensed professional engineer to safely hold a specific load. Light duty steel or aluminum grating may also be analyzed for an imposed wheel or post load.
Laurel custom grating manufactures heavy duty bar grating in carbon steel stainless steel and special alloys upon request. When the grating is properly anchored and the span is continuous over 3 or more supports the above spans may be increased by a multiple of 1 20. The capacity is clearly stenciled on each work table and workbench. The safe spans indicated for heavy duty gratings and bridge decking in the preceding load tables are based upon simple span calculations.
Load tables 6 mb pdf.