Owner Manual

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RIVET-SPAN
®
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Single Rivet
Beams
Double Rivet
Low Profile Beams
Clear opening =
beam spacing - 2-9/64"
Clear opening =
beam spacing - 1-11/64"
Clear opening =
beam spacing - 2-9/32"
Clear opening =
beam spacing - 2-1/8"
Clear opening =
beam spacing - 1"
Clear opening =
beam spacing - 2-1/8"
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Double Rivet
Angle Beams
Double Rivet
Z Beams
Double Rivet
Channel Beams
Clear opening =
beam spacing - 3-1/4"
Clear opening =
beam spacing - 3-5/8"
Clear opening =
beam spacing - 3-5/8"
Vertical clearance calculated using 5/8" thick decking material
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Clear opening =
beam spacing - 2-1/8"
Rivet-Span® shelving units are made up of posts,
side-to-side beams, and front-to-back beams. There
are certain minimum requirements for beam use to
ensure structural stability and safety. For example:
all units must have a full "perimeter" of double rivet
beams, meaning two side-to-side and two front-to-
back, at both top and bottom of unit for stability. There
are other requirements, see below.
Precongured Units - Include all required beams.
Installation instructions (included with shipment) show
how to position beams correctly.
Non-precongured Units - Follow these guidelines
when specifying individual components:
• All units require a full perimeter of double rivet
beams at top and bottom of unit.
• Single Rivet Beam (SRB) and Double Rivet Low
Prole Beam (DRLPB) units 24" deep or less:
• do not require SRB's front-to-back at each
intermediate level in the unit.
• 6'-8' high must have one SRB intermediate
level front-to-back, located approximately in
the middle of the unit.
• 9'-10' high must have two SRB intermediate
levels front-to-back, located to divide the
height into 3 equal parts.
• 11'-16' high must have three intermediate
levels; a full perimeter of Double Rivet Beams
(DRB) in the middle plus intermediate levels
of front-to-back SRB's in the upper and lower
halves of unit.
• Single Rivet Beam (SRB) and Double Rivet Low
Prole Beam (DRLPB) units 30" deep or greater:
All units must have SRB's front-to-back at
every intermediate level; units 11'-16' must
have SRB's front-to-back at every intermedi
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ate level PLUS a full perimeter level of Double
Rivet Beams (DRB) located approximately in
the middle of the unit.
• Double Rivet Angle Beams (DRAB) and Double
Rivet Channel Beams (DRCH) must have front-to-
back beams at each beam level to provide decking
support and ensure stability. When using DRCH
from side-to-side, DRAB must be used from front-
to-back.
• Tie Plates are recommended to tie adjacent Angle
Post units together and to ensure structural stability.
Tie plates should be used at the top and bottom of
adjacent posts with additional tie plates spaced no
more than 48" apart. Tie plates are not used on
Widths
Nominal unit width = 24", 30", 32", 36", 42", 48", 60", 69", 72", 84" or 96"
Actual single unit width = nominal width +1/2"
Depths
Nominal unit depth = 12", 15", 18", 24", 30", 32", 36", 42" or 48"
Actual single unit depth = nominal depth +1/2"
Actual back-to-back units depth = combined actual single unit depths +7/32"
Heights
Nominal unit height = 6', 7', 8', 10', 12', 14', 15' or 16'
Actual unit height = nominal height ±1/32"
Length of Run
Actual length of run = sum of actual unit widths +7/32" per adjoining unit
Horizontal Clear Openings
Actual clear opening between angle posts = nominal width - 2-5/8"
Actual clear opening between heavy-duty angle posts = nominal width - 3-1/4"
Vertical Adjustment and Clear Openings
All beams are adjustable on 1-1/2" centers
Nominal
1.57"1.57"
- 2-5/8"
1-7/8"
1-7/8"
Nominal
- 3-1/4"
Sum of actual (nominal +1/2") widths +7/32" per adjoining unit
Nominal +1/2"
Nominal +1/2"Nominal +1/2"
7/32"
7/32"
Nominal
+1/2"
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