Transcript MORSE TECHNOLOGIES Risk Management System

MORSE TECHNOLOGIES
Risk Management System
For commercial & residential
Wood Frame Deck Construction
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Risk Management System
Based on the Concept of
“SHEAR STRENGTH”
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RISK ASSESSMENT FOR
RESIDENTIAL DECKS
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IRC 2000 Safety Code Compliance
Band Board Pullout & Deck Collapse
Handrail Resistance to Lateral Loads
Consistent Level of Quality
- house to house
- site to site
- state to state
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IRC 2000 SAFETY CODE COMPLIANCE
Current residential deck construction methods and
materials do not comply:
* “Decks must be designed for lateral forces
generated by a live load on the deck…”
* “Deck handrails must resist a minimum lateral
force of 200 lb with a factor of safety of 2.5…”
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Bandboard Pullout and
Deck Collapse occur
because the attachment is
not designed to resist the
forces generated by a
potential capacity live
load on the deck.
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Handrail catastrophic
failure occurs because the
handrail post attachment
is not designed to do it’s
job: to guard the outside
edge of the deck and
protect people.
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Quality & Consistency
vary by:
* individual personnel
* subcontractors
* project supervision
* State standards
* the day of the week
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The DECKLOK Bracket System is the engineered
solution to the risks associated with the design and
construction with wood; houses, decks, atrium landings,
pool enclosures, gazebos…
…Design it - DeckLok will lock it in!
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The DECKLOK Bracket System provides:
* Certified IRC 2000 and IRC 2003 Safety Code
Compliance
* Conformity with current construction methods
and techniques
* Uniform Design and Application
* Consistent Level of Quality in the Field
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Certified Testing results:
* The DECKLOK Bracket System resists the
maximum live lateral load on a typical deck.
* The DECKLOK Bracket System resists a lateral
handrail load between 525 and 1400 lb/f.
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The DECKLOK Bracket
System redirects the
attachment load and
places the resistance to
the force in shear.
This produces the
strongest possible
attachment for each of
the deck connections.
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In addition to strength,
the design of the
DECKLOK Bracket
allows for ductile failure
which minimizes the
potential of catastrophic
failure of the rail post.
Failed at 525 lbs
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DECKLOK Brackets are
designed for integration
with your project:
* drill and bolt-on
* handrail post location
determines the bracket
placement, not the
other way around.
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The DECKLOK Bracket
System allows for a
uniform approach to the
design and installation
of the deck. Changes to
home models and layout
will not affect the use or
the effectiveness of the
DECKLOK Bracket.
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The DECKLOK Bracket
System ensures consistent
quality across the board:
* every state
* every project
* every house