concrete, asphalt and earth without any concern. It really depends on
what they are being used for. If for storage, then it seems they go
through a lot of movement when being shipped and now should they be on
footings and be level.
Gary
Drew Morris wrote:
> Tom Monti wrote:
>> I have a client that has been red tagged by the county for their use
>> of storage containers on their property with out a building permit.
>> These are the 40 foot containers that are used to ship products
>> overseas. Does anyone know what would be required for a foundation
>> for one of these containers? Are they designed to transmit their
>> load via the corners only? I am thinking of concrete footings on each
>> of the four corners might be sufficient.
>>
>> Thank You,
>>
> **I got involved with these a few years back, the city caught the
> owner with using some of these as storage. The end walls are some
> sort of moment frame. There should be a label/placard on the
> container that gives the allowable racking loads. I ended up using
> helical screw anchors at the corners and welding the end of the
> exposed anchor rod to a bracket welded to the container corners.**
>
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