WAC 296-150C-1210
WAC 296-150C-1210. Table: Number of ties required per side of commercial coach
number of ties required per side of
commercial coach
Note: This table is based on a minimum working load per anchor of three thousand one hundred fifty pounds with a fifty percent overload (four thousand seven hundred twenty-five pounds total).
Note:
This table is based on a minimum working load per anchor of three thousand one hundred fifty pounds with a fifty percent overload (four thousand seven hundred twenty-five pounds total).
Length of Commercial Coach (Feet) No. of Vertical Ties No. of Diagonal Ties 00-40 2 3 41-46 2 3 47-49 2 3 50-54 2 3 55-58 2 4 59-64 2 4 65-70 2 4
Length of Commercial Coach (Feet)
No. of Vertical Ties
No. of Diagonal Ties
00-40
2
3
41-46
2
3
47-49
2
3
50-54
2
3
55-58
2
4
59-64
2
4
65-70
2
4
(1) Double-width commercial coaches require only the diagonal ties specified, and these must be placed along the outer side walls;
(2) Length of commercial coach (as used in this table) means length excluding draw bar;
(3) Diagonal ties in this method must deviate at least forty degrees from a vertical direction; or
(4) The number of ties required can be designed by a professional engineer.