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:1:UNIRAC Unirac Code-Compliant Installation Manual SolarMount <br />Step 4: Select Rail Type <br />Selecting a span and rail type affects the price of your <br />installation. Longer spans produce fewer wall or roof <br />penetratiohs. However, longer spans create higher point load <br />forces on the building structure. A point load force is tbe <br />amount of force transferred to the building structure at each <br />connection. <br />It is the installer's responsibilitv to verifv that the building <br />structure is stronfenouzh to support the point load <br />forces. <br />Table 10. Downforee Point Load Calculation <br />Total Design Load (downforce) (max ofcase 1,2 or 3): P <br />Module length perpendicular to rails: B <br />Rail Span: L <br />Downforce Point Load: R <br />Step 5: Determine the Downforce Point Load, R (lbs), <br />at each connection based on rail span <br />When designing the Unitac Flush Mount Installation, you <br />must consider'the downforce Point Load, R (lbs) on the roof <br />structure. <br />The Downforce, Point Load, R (lbs), is determined by <br />multiplying the Total Design Load, P *sf)(Step 1) by the Rail <br />Span, L (A) (Step 3) and the Module Length Perpendicular to <br />t lie Rails. B (ft)divided by two. <br />R (lbs) = PLB/2 <br />R = Point Load (tbs) <br />P = Total Design Load (psf) <br />L = Rail Span (ft) <br />B = Module Length Perpendicular to Rails Ut) <br />It:is the installer's responsibility to verify that the building <br />structure is strong enough to support the maximum point <br />loads calculated according to Step 5. <br />psf Step I <br />x ft <br />x ft Step 4 <br />12 <br />lbs <br />P.8. <br />12