Timeline for Tipping Point for Free Standing Wall
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| Jul 17 at 20:32 | comment | added | user49384 | Thank you so much for your help. We are adding the extra ballast and are planning to adjust our layout so we can anchor the wall to a large platform on the opposite side of the wall. Luckily we are not in an area where earthquakes are a concern | |
| Jul 17 at 0:08 | comment | added | kamran | Any arm sticking out of the wall on the floor is going to be helpful. Stability is determined by the fact that the load's distance from the corner of the wall on the floor is greater than the ballast's distance. Balance is achieved when the ballast is heavier than the load. However, if the wall is shaken by an earthquake, this advantage is quickly lost. If you have recently purchased furniture such as bookshelves or chest drawers, you may have noticed that they need to be anchored to the wall. | |
| Jul 16 at 20:26 | comment | added | user49384 | Thanks for this info. It's very common to have free standing walls in a museum or gallery setting, so this surprised me. Based on your comment about stability, does this weight then create enough stability? Any thoughts on how to anchor the wall to the floor? What if we add a "support wall" to make it an "L" shape? | |
| Jul 9 at 4:19 | history | edited | kamran | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Tupo.
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| Jul 9 at 3:10 | history | edited | kamran | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added a paragraph about stability.
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| Jul 9 at 2:40 | history | answered | kamran | CC BY-SA 4.0 |