@TLHS- There is proprietary information that I am not able to share with you but the area I am working with is on a high floor for a nuclear power plant in a high seismic zone. The data I quoted are based on a dynamic analysis and I know that the accelerations appear stunningly high but they...
Thank you all for your responses.
@JoshPlum, we have the Hilti data and the Hilti discs can take about 65 lb laterally without permanent deformation. This is slightly better than saddle clips but we would need a lot.
@JLNJ, we did look at this but we have some complicated layouts in some areas...
@SlideRuleEra, thank you for your response.
Due to the height of the building we have some 2g+ horizontal earthquake forces so the lateral force from a 500lb panel itself is 1000lb. This is ignoring any live load on the panel.
I am concerned about the ability of the saddle clips bolts to take...
Good afternoon,
For those who have experience in high seismic zones- what do you normally spec out for grating connectors to fasten the grating to the structural steel?
Do you weld, use saddle clips or some other type of clip product? If you use saddle clips, how do you justify the resistance...
