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Structural Loading of Fire Engine On Access Way

(i) Accessways for fire engines must be at least 6m wide and 15m long to accommodate the vehicle. Diagram A shows the relationship between the parked fire engine and the accessway when its front and rear jacks are extended. (ii) The accessway must be constructed of suspended slabs, paved ground, strengthened perforated slabs, or other approved materials to withstand the loading of a 30-tonne fire engine. (iii) The document provides specifications for the front and rear axle loads of the fire engine and notes that the jack loads must be considered separately for both global and local structural analyses.

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Structural Loading of Fire Engine On Access Way

(i) Accessways for fire engines must be at least 6m wide and 15m long to accommodate the vehicle. Diagram A shows the relationship between the parked fire engine and the accessway when its front and rear jacks are extended. (ii) The accessway must be constructed of suspended slabs, paved ground, strengthened perforated slabs, or other approved materials to withstand the loading of a 30-tonne fire engine. (iii) The document provides specifications for the front and rear axle loads of the fire engine and notes that the jack loads must be considered separately for both global and local structural analyses.

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Appendix G

Structural Loading of Fire Engine on Access way


The following information will assist structural engineers in the design
of accessway.
(i)

Access way sizes


In general, the minimum width of the access way shall be 6m
wide and the minimum length shall be 15m long. Diagram A
shows the relationship between the access way and parked fire
engine with its front and rear jacks extended

(ii)

Access way sizes loading


Access way shall be on
(a)

suspended slabs, or

(b)

on metalled or paved ground, or

(c)

ground laid with strengthened perforated slabs or

(d)

approved materials

to withstand the loading requirements of fire engine.


(iii)

The access way required to serve building shall be constructed


to sustain the load of a 30 tonnes fire engine. The wheel load
shall be considered separately with the jack loads for both
global and local effects.

(iv)

Axles load
Axles load for access way shall be as follows :

(v)

Front Axle

7500kg

2 wheels

Rear Axle

21,000kg

8 wheels

The jack load shall be assumed to be uniformly distributed over


a rectangular contact area of 923 cm for both local and
global analysis.
G1

(v)

The maximum pressure on one jack, even in the worst case, will
not exceed 80N/cm.

(vi)

In the absence of more exact calculations, live load surcharge


for accessway on suitable material properly consolidated may
be assumed to be at least 10KN/m.

G2

Diagram A
ACCESSWAY (WHEELS & JACKS LAYOUT)

5384mm

Wheel Spacing

G3

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