Brandon Clark
Structural
- Oct 12, 2023
- 2
Hello everyone,
Has anybody ever been asked by a client to provide a tie off point on the top of a steel roof that has the capacity to withstand a 10,000 lbs ultimate load in any direction as prescribed in the NFPA? If so, do you mind sharing what kind of system you used?
I was thinking of welding a steel pipe to the top of a roof beam with a steel plate that has a hole in it for them to tie off too. The challenge is that it would induce torsion into the beam so I would need to some how brace the beam to mitigate the torsion but that is easier said than done.
Just looking for any advice as too what others are doing.
Thanks!
Has anybody ever been asked by a client to provide a tie off point on the top of a steel roof that has the capacity to withstand a 10,000 lbs ultimate load in any direction as prescribed in the NFPA? If so, do you mind sharing what kind of system you used?
I was thinking of welding a steel pipe to the top of a roof beam with a steel plate that has a hole in it for them to tie off too. The challenge is that it would induce torsion into the beam so I would need to some how brace the beam to mitigate the torsion but that is easier said than done.
Just looking for any advice as too what others are doing.
Thanks!