ISO 668 FREIGHT CONTAINERS loading? 1

[henerythe8th]

Attempting to analyze loads applied to the outside of a modified container. Does anyone know what the design load on the roof is?

 

[carol612]

I am also looking at loading (wind) for and ISO 668 container. Were you able to find any information on load ratings?

 

[mloew]

Information on ISO 668:1995: Series 1 freight containers -- Classification, dimensions and ratings can be obtained from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (

http://www.iso.ch)

website at:

http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=24007&ICS1=55&ICS2=180&ICS3=10

Best regards,

Matthew Ian Loew
"Luck is the residue of design."
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[henerythe8th]

carol612,
As MLowe states there is some information available. Please see his post...
However, if you are familiar with "typical" structural codes you will be in for an unfamiliar surprise. The way that they go about specifying loads, etc. is a bit different that what we are used to...

henerythe8th