Wind Load Rating
NOTES:
1. LOAD COMBINATION ASD PER 2.4.1 ASCE 7-10 (0.6 X DEAD + 0.6 X WIND)
2. DESIGN CONSIDERS ASCE 7‐10 SECTION 29.5 DESIGN WIND LOADS ‐ OTHER STRUCTURES. ALL OTHER DESIGN VARIABLES AND LOADING FACTORS ARE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ASCE 7‐10 CHAPTERS 26 & 29 FOR EXPOSURE CATEGORY C.
3. TOTAL WIND FORCE BASED ON AREA OF UNIT AND PAD (F
WIND, TOT
= F
WIND, UNIT
+ F
WIND, PAD
).
TOTAL WIND MOMENT = F
WIND, UNIT
X (H
UNIT
/2+H
PAD
)+F
WIND, PAD
X H
PAD
/2.
4. CENTER OF GRAVITY ASSUMED TO ACT AT GEOMETRIC CENTER OF UNIT.
5. PAD INSTALLED ON LEVEL GROUND PROVIDES 5” CLEARANCE ABOVE ADJOINING GRADE. DESIGN CONSIDERS 4” CLEARANCE ABOVE GRADE.
6. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTRUCTIONS SUPERSEDE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IF MORE STRINGENT.
7. IF UNIT IS TO BE INSTALLED ON EXISTING CONCRETE SLAB, REFER TO TABLE 2 FOR RATED WIND ZONES.
8. UNIT MUST BE SECURED TO PAD WITH HARDWARE PROVIDED. INCLUDED HARDWARE BASED ON PAD AND EQUIPMENT MODEL.
9. MODEL NUMBER LIST IN GENERATOR PAD SCHEDULE MAY NOT BE ALL INCLUSIVE. MODEL NUMBER VARIANTS MAY EXIST, OR MAY BE ADDED TO PRODUCT
LINES, WHICH MEET WIND LOAD RATINGS. GENERATOR MODELS OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED HAVING EQUIVALENT, OR SMALLER, EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS
(L
G
, W
G
, H
G
), MATCHING ANCHORAGE PATTERNS, AND WEIGHT GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO THOSE LISTED SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO MEET GIVEN V
ULT
WIND SPEEDS. OTHERWISE, UNITS MUST BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE‐BY‐CASE BASIS.
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ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA 32955
HIGH-VELOCITY HURRICANE ZONE GENERATOR MOUNTING PAD
FLORIDA PRODUCT APPROVAL #FL27646
QT8200, QT8210, QT8215, QT8220, QT8230, QT8240
WIND ANALYSIS OF HURRICANE PADS MAX. WIND SPEED = 180MPH
CODES: FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017
RISK CATEGORY II
ASCE 7-10
QT8200 GENERATOR PAD
WEIGHT: 330 LB
WIDTH: 38 IN
LENGTH: 56 IN
HEIGHT: 5 IN
q
z
= 0.00256 ∙ K
z
∙ K
zt
∙ K
d
∙ K
e
∙ V
2
(Eq. 26.10-1)
F = q
z
∙ G ∙ C
f
∙ A
f
(Eq. 29.4-1)
K
z
= 0.85 (Table 26.10-1)
K
zt
= 1.0 (Sec. 26.8.2)
K
d
= 0.85 (Table 26.6-1)
K
e
= 1.00 (Table 26.9-1)
G = 0.85 (Sec. 26.11.1)
C
f
= 1.3 (Fig. 29.4-1)
QwikPad® for Generators
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FL #31527
OCTOBER 1, 2018
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CENTER OF
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GENERATOR
PAD
SEE TABLE 1
FOR DETERMINING
ALLOWABLE WIND SPEED
MECHANICAL UNIT
(BY OTHERS)
QWIKPAD® for Generators GENERATOR
PART NUMBER
INSTALLED
PAD WEIGHT
L
PAD
W
PAD
H
PAD
RATED
WIND SPEED
ULTIMATE
PRESSURE
MAKE
NOMINAL
RATING
SEE DESIGN NOTE 9
MODEL NUMBER
L
G
W
G
H
G
MINIMUM
WEIGHT
LB IN IN IN MPH PSF – – – IN IN IN LB
QT8200 330 56 38 5 180 66.2 UNIVERSAL – ALL LISTED MAKES/MODELS SEE DESIGN NOTE 6
QT8210 330 56 38 5 180 66.2 BRIGGS & STRATTON
17 kW 040459
47 31 31
484
20 kW 040336, 040547 500
QT8215 330 56 38 5 180 66.2 BRIGGS & STRATTON
17 kW 0404661
46.5 26.8 28.4
520
20 kW 040662, 040657 520
26 kW 040658, 040664 540
QT8220 330 56 38 5 180 66.2 BRIGGS & STRATTON 20 kW 040573, 040574, 040592 49.2 31.7 30.6 443
QT8230 330 56 38 5 180 66.2 GENERAC
9 kW G007029, G007030
48 25.1 28.6
340
11 kW G007031, G007032, G007033 348
16 kW G007035, G007036, G007037 409
20 kW G007038, G007039 448
20 kW G007042, G007043 466
QT8230 330 56 38 5 180 66.2 HONEYWELL
16 kW G007059
48 25.1 28.6
409
20 kW G007062 448
22 kW G007065 466
QT8240 330 56 38 5 180 66.2 KOHLER
14 kW 14RESA
48 26.2 29
420
14 kW 14RESAL 467
20 kW 20RESA, 20RES 535
20 kW 20RESAL, 20 RESCL 580