Open Steel Flooring Load Tables

The tables below are an easy guide to enable you to choose the most appropriate bar size to achieve the three categoroes of loading specified in bs4592.

Open steel flooring load tables. We stock a full range of open steel flooring the rectangular bearer bars run the length of the panels. The standard size of these planks is 6m x 1m but these can be fabricated to specific requirements. All panels are manufactured from mild steel to bs en 100025 1 s275 jr. For applications where a solid floor is required british standard gratings will detail and fabricate panels of durbar pattern chequer plate.

Each load table was accompanied by notes and instructions covering assumptions and other important information. Top and bottom chords braced by structural sheathing 6. Ridgeway hold a large stock quantity of 6m x 1m panels in plain and serrated with load bearing bars at 3mm or 5mm thick 30 or 41 pitch and twisted traverse bars at 50 or 100 centres. Plated gratings provide the designer with the strength and span capabilities of open steel flooring but with a solid platform surface.

Openings are to be located in the center of the span max opening width is 24 inches 7. Live load l 480 total load l 360 5. We offer a range of steel flooring to meet bs en iso 14122 2 2016 bs4592 0 2006 a1 2012. Heavy duty gratings.

Spans shown are in feet 4. Ridgeway flowforge open steel flooring is an ideal solution for industrial flooring walkways and platforms. Metal grate flooring is often used in industrial environments and we have various options including diamond pattern open mesh rectangular pattern open mesh with plain or serrated load bearing bars. Special flowdeck flooring can also be designed to suit wheel loadings.

For an in depth review of all of this information the sji suggests the current compilation of all years specifications and load tables 90 years of open web steel joist construction available on this site at 90 years. Open steel flooring rhino non slip flooring floor plates planks and treads glass fibre gratings durbar and elefant stair treads and gratings from f h. Flooring stair treads open steel flooring. Tcdl 10 psf and bcdl 5 psf 3.