Anchoring a sliding gate
The sliding gate anchoring is:
- necessary for the sliding gate to operate and move correctly
- it ensures the gate leaf moves in a straight line and is also aligned vertically
- it transfers the forces exerted by the gate support bracket to the concrete foundation, so it must be adequately sized
Diagram legend:
A – distance between the center of carriage 1 and the start of the opening L (in m)
B – width of the concrete foundation (in m)
C – length of the concrete foundation (in m)
H – depth of the concrete foundation (in m)
I – distance between the centers of the carriages (in m)
L – gate opening width (in m)
L/2 – half the opening width L (in m)
P – weight of the gate acting at the midpoint of the opening width
F1 – compressive force acting on carriage 1 (in kg)
F2 – tensile force acting on carriage 2 (in kg)
Y – density of concrete (2400kg/m3)
W – weight of the concrete foundation (in kg)
Calculating the maximum load on carriages F1 and F2
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Example
Calculating the distance I between the centers of the carriages
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Example
Calculating the weight W and length C of the concrete foundation
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Example
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