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Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

(OP)

I'm wondering about horizontal force caused by the man stumbling or percussion?
I have to design 6m high, 0.5 wide and 9m long wood frame wall on fair site. The wall should not be touched, but I'm concerned about accidental horizontal force (which may cause overturning) due to man stumbling or stroking. Do you have any suggestions about it's magnitude?
My thoughts are: approx. 0.8kN on 1.5m from the floor?

Any comments are appreciated

Thanx
 

RE: Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

What happens >when< it gets bumped by a forklift or a truck?

 

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

RE: Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

(OP)

Definitely it will fall down... but there's a prohibition for such vehicles! Just humans can walk around!

RE: Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

Wow....    And they said math and engineering word problems were not fun.  What's he stroking whilst he's driving Mike's forklift?  I hope he's not using his cell phone while driving too.  And, a fair site, what's that; is that like a fair catch, fair skies and weather, or are the foundation conditions fair?  Let's see, 6m (19.7') high x 9m (29.5') long x .5m (1.6') wide (thick?) wood framed wall in a public place; I'll bet your local building code will have something to say about that, if nothing else, as regards less than fair winds.  Finally, did you ever see anything on a fair grounds which did not get touched or stroked, even when the signs say don't touch or stroke this?

If the wall is properly designed, I'd worry more about the guys head than the wall, and he'll need a doctor; and that wall certainly needs an engineer.

RE: Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

The minimum required loads to apply to a handrail or guard per the 06' IBC section 1607 are the greater of:

1. 50 lbs per linear foot in any direction

2. 200 lbs point load applied to

If you are talking about vehicle impact loads, that's varies between IBC and AASHTO, IBC is 6 kips.
 

RE: Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

sorry,
-200 lbs applied to any point on the handrail or guard in any direction

RE: Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

Headboards on hotel beds have been designed in similar manner I do believe.  

RE: Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

I would think that your wind load would more than cover it.

RE: Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

toad ... what was my take on "stroking" too  ;)

but i think he means the medical condition ...

"fair site" i think refers to a country "fair", like a "carnie".

a wall 6m high, 0.5m wide shoudn't fall over ... build a couple of frame walls with some access panels to pound some ground anchors (re-bar?) into the ground; or cover the frames after you've installed the ground anchors ...

surely "fair"/"circus"/"carnie" folks have been doing this for ages ??

RE: Horizontal force caused by the man stroking or stumbling?

I was thinking of a man on a rowing machine - the impact of the oars could be significant as their trainer yells stroke,stroke...

Not sure what you guys were thinking of winky smile
 

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