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  1. PreCBK

    Load bearing capacity of a 40' seacan

    I found some useful references: General info: https://www.structuremag.org/article/shipping-container-design/ Top Rail dimensions: https://containersurveyor.com/what-you-should-know-about-top-side-rail/
  2. PreCBK

    Load bearing capacity of a 40' seacan

    Many years ago I looked into sea-can structures for a bit, from memory I think the roof could support ~30psf. In their normal use case most of the load is transferred through the columns in the corners. I would be concerned if your bearing line doesn't align with the wall of the sea-can

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