Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
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I have an express freight company that has asked for a wall about 3' (900mm) high to be built at their platform level and is to be used as a stop for delivery trucks. I imagine about a 8" thick wall reinforced from the footing with some sort of rubber strip to absorb the truck impact (which would be backing up to the stop). Any ideas as to how to design this situation or perhaps is their some sort of standard for these express freight companies as I think it would be difficult to design for a small impact force.
Thanks all in advance.
I have an express freight company that has asked for a wall about 3' (900mm) high to be built at their platform level and is to be used as a stop for delivery trucks. I imagine about a 8" thick wall reinforced from the footing with some sort of rubber strip to absorb the truck impact (which would be backing up to the stop). Any ideas as to how to design this situation or perhaps is their some sort of standard for these express freight companies as I think it would be difficult to design for a small impact force.
Thanks all in advance.






RE: Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
A rubber or timber strip to absorb impact is a good idea. Also an angle cast into the slab, these loading docks experience some rough treatment. I am unaware of any code or requirements for these walls.
RE: Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
Yes a loading dock!
Why the angle cast in the slab? Is it used as a part stop ?
Cheers!
RE: Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
RE: Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
RE: Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
RE: Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
Come to think of it it probably needs a tyre stop on the concrete like a kerb bolted to the concrete.
Any other ideas guys?
RE: Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
If the application of the wall is non-structural, it may be worth providing bollards to absorb any accidental truck impact.
I have never detailed any timber or rubber strip, often leave it to the architect.
RE: Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
RE: Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
Once yor dig and form, the cost of extra thickness concrete and forming cost is minimal and can be justified by just one mistake or slip of the foot.
A single bollard can be easily tilted by a truck and is a real pain to remove and replace.
Dick
RE: Wall about 3' (900mm) high used as a delivery truck stop
in that case it was designed for 10,000 lbs 30 inches above grade. Don't just assume the slab will resist the sliding, it may need to be toughened in some way.