VA claims backlog causes 39psf overload.
VA claims backlog causes 39psf overload.
(OP)
Files stacked on cabinets caused the floor to "bow" under a 39psf overload.
http://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-12-00244-241.pdf
http://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-12-00244-241.pdf
Michael.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.






RE: VA claims backlog causes 39psf overload.
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My claim has not been acted on for over two years now - just sitting there as they have priorities like the Agent Orange claims. Some of the claim folders are super thick, in part from the government asking for the same information ten times.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: VA claims backlog causes 39psf overload.
Members of the team contacted the GSA engineer who
conducted the load bearing analysis because there were some questions regarding the
data used to calculate the structural load.
During the discussion it was noted that the engineer estimated the weights of the file cabinets and the folders on top of them.
The team provided the actual weight of the cabinets to the engineer. The load was recalculated and determined to be 120,
which is within the structural limit of the floor.
The structural analysis is attached. Additionally, the engineer stated that there was
never any danger of the floor collapsing.
RE: VA claims backlog causes 39psf overload.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
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Dik
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Paper can weigh as much as 94 pcf. It would not be hard to get a 39 psf overstress by stacking paper in this manor.
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From a structural standpoint, if fire sprinklers were activated (or there was an unnoticed water leak), the stacked files would absorb water that would otherwise run off, and the floor would be compromised under that load. You would also then lose the only copy of the record, which would be catastrophic for the veteran.
RE: VA claims backlog causes 39psf overload.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
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http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/08/22/...
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I guess though, I should look at the postal service. Can anyone here really tell me if they would lose money if mail only went every other day? If you say yes, I cant believe it with the private carriers, email, fax, etc.
RE: VA claims backlog causes 39psf overload.