Miami Tech Mechanical Unit Stand Calculator

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Miami Tech Stand Calculator 23-65660- V4.1 - NOA Fix
           
  Miami Tech Mechanical Unit Rooftop Stand Calculator  
  For Help, Hover & Click Labels, See Images Below, or Visit the Glossary  
   
  Select Stand Type  
 
 
Link to Applicable Florida State Approval
Link to applicable Miami Dade Notice Of Acceptance
Link to applicable Engineering Express Product
 
   
  Site Conditions
 
Input Ultimate Wind Speed, Vult, Based on Location. This can be found at asce7hazardtool.online and is also subject to your local building department requirements
 
 
Determine your site exposure category. For coastal areas, use Exposure D. Help can be found at ecalc.io/Exposure
 
 
 
Input the tallest elevation that units will be installed at (measured from finished grade = 0ft) Roof Installation Height (ft)
 
 
Wind Pressure Values calculated per ASCE 7-16 & 7-22, ch 29.4. Both Lateral and Uplift forces considered. Design Wind Pressure
Lateral Uplift  
   
           
  Mechanical Unit Informaiton
 
How many units are installed on the stand being designed?
For stands with more than 5 units, site specific design required. How Many Units?
   
 
 
Input the average spacing between units. Spacing will be considered between each unit for calculation of total stand width. Spacing Between Units
   
   
Max Width 60" Width
Unit Depth may be max 12" larger than Stand Depth
(Max 6" cantilever on each side). Unit integrity by others. Depth
Max Height 60" Height
 
  Unit #1  
  Unit #2  
  Unit #3  
  Unit #4  
  Unit #5  
 
Total Stand Width considers width of all units, average spacing between units, and 6" width on each side of end units. Total Stand Width
     
  Total Face Area      
  Unit Depth may be up to 12" larger than Stand Depth  
  (Max 6" cantilever on front & back). Unit integrity by others.   
  Individual Unit Weight to be between 75 lbs & 450 lbs each  
           
  Stand & Rail Information
  Stand Selected Above  
  Stand Post Height  
 
  Stand Depth  
 
           
  Required # of Frames  
 
Refer Miami Tech Product Information documents to confirm required post product number. Beam lengths to be determined separately. Post Part #s
   
 
Refer Miami Tech Product Information documents to confirm required Cross Bracre product number. For AST system, angle length is determined by the distance between center webbing of I beams Cross Brace Part #s
   
 
Link to Applicable Florida State Approval Corresponding FSA
 
 
Link to applicable Miami Dade Notice Of Acceptance Corresponding NOA
 
 
Link to applicable Engineering Express Product Corresponding EX#
 
   
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  © Engineering Express   Updated 11/22/2023  
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Miami Tech Mechanical Unit Stand Calculator

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