Handrail Loading
Handrail Loading
(OP)
with a 1 1/2" dia pipe for the railing, the H/R post is the weak link....the post spacing is governed by the uniform load of 50 lbs/ft on top rail.....for indusrtial bldgs(non-public access) the 50 #/ft seems excessive to me....I would appreciate some feedback on how other engineers are addressing this, especially for non-public access buildings...thanks for your help..






RE: Handrail Loading
Live with it.
For outside forces loaded from wind under unusual circumstances - a balcony with "solid" faces like a glass panel under hurricane loads - the "handrail force" from people abusing the handrail may be less than the wind load. Then again, you would not expect people to be crowding a outside handrail under hurricane-force winds, so the two should not be additive. ......
RE: Handrail Loading
RE: Handrail Loading
RE: Handrail Loading