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Report on: <br />ANALYSIS AND TEST OF COMPOSrrE FLOOR PANELS <br />by <br />George Abdel-SayedDepartment ofCivil and Environmental Engineering <br />University of Windsor <br />Submitted to:Mr. Gary Taylor, President <br />Headwater Industries <br />Windsor, Ontario <br />SUMMARY <br />A composite floor system has been developed by Headwater Industries for easy assembly andfor use as stage floor in connection with system 2000. The present floor panels have been analysedand the analytical results conirmed by laboratory test. Also two alternate designs have beensuggested with higher load carrying capacity. <br />Floor assembly has been also examined under the effect of horizontal sway fbrces withconsideration given to different U.S. and German codes. A basic bracing system is suggested forfloor area up to 1000 8. Additional bracing is also designed depending on the floor area. <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The float panels outlined in Fig. 1 are built of extruded aluminum rectangular section incomposite action with 5/8 in. plywood panel, Fig. 24 b. The panels are designed to have supportsat 4 ft. spacing as outlined in Fig. 1. The following outline the analysis for three different designsnamely: AM, and C. It also reports the test result for design *B". The analysis and design has beenconducted for the effect of I: The gravity load; and n assembly with sway forces. <br />MATERIAL PROPERTIES <br />1) Aluminum rectangular section 3*2x 1/16 - <br />Alloy 6062-T6 - <br />Fy = 34.8 Ksi (240 Mpa) * - <br />Fu = 40.6 Ki (280 Mpa) <br />Technical Information dated Feb. 17, 1996..Plywood construction manual, face grain parallel to span...Communication with Mr. Gary Taylor