Security Safes
Security Safes
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I'm often called on to determine if a building owner can put a 4-drawer security safe on an upper story floor. These safes are usually around 900 pounds in weight and are about 22"x39" at the base. I have been determining the load on the floor by dividing the weight by the area of the base of the cabinet (900#/5.96sf = 112.5 psf). Since this is greater than the design live load of 50 psf for an office, I have advised against the use of the safe. Is this an overly conservative approach to this problem?






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I agree with Kramer. Analyze the existing structure with the actual anticipated loads to determine the acceptability of the proposed safe. 900 pounds is not a huge load. I would be surprised if most typical office buildings that have been designed per UBC criteria could not handle this.
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Rod
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It's all in the analysis, n'est ce pas?
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