Hospital Pendants Structural Calculation

The specs for this piece of equipment should be available from the manufacturer, check their website....

http://www.beaconmedaes.com/index.php?option=com_patientenvironmenthtm&view=ceilingarchitectural_download&Itemid=147&type=Architectural%20Arm%20Pendants&table=product_patientenvironmenthtm_ceilingarchitectural_specs

I think the calculation sheet mainly just want to show the allowable load which the metal plate with anchor fixings can take. The spec of the hospital pendants is only a comparison table to confirm whether the pendant can be mounted on the ceiling safely, which I don't think the numbers there can explain my questions on this calculation, or do you have other thoughts?

Ask Paul Kong Ming to explain it to you.

Well, we are not from the same company. I have only been asked to do that both for practice purpose and if any future construction then I may be asked to demonstrate a calculation. Anyway, I have asked him and it might be best way because he knew what he was doing on those steps but it is not likely he will reply my email though...

I'm no drop (or other) boxer.

Have a link?

Hi,

Send you another link, this forum can't upload things bigger than 500kb

http://www.engineersedge.com/engineering-forum/showthread.php/4252-Hospital-Pendants-Structural-Calculation

When I was designing stuff, we sometimes puzzled over what the effective area was, knowing that it extended beyond the actual edge, but not how much. That's probably what the page 3 calcs are about, but I have no idea what algorithm they are using.

I don't think you want to attach this to any ceiling--drop, false, whatever. What sort of structure is above the ceiling? And, of course, the place they want it will probably be at some position between the structural material. Therefore, you will need to figure shear, moment, etc on some sort of spanning plate or beams.

Or am I all wet in my assumptions?

ok, fair enough. So 560 and 311 are only small extension from edge of the metal plate but what about those 90 if you have any idea?

Yes, I know 140mm concrete ceiling slab may sound ridiculous for mounting hospital pendants. I m pretty sure there should be something above that slab probably another concrete layer and some insulation layer connecting together. Because this is already a completed project so the pendant is there and it works anyway.

The biggest problem is I don't know where are some numbers come from??? That makes a big headache to me