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     MOUDLDED GRATING
     PRODUCT GUIDE



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     8.0 POINT LOAD VS LINE LOAD
     The following pages have tables that show how much different types and thicknesses of molded grating
     deflect under loads. These tables are based on two types of loads: a line load (measured in kN/m) and a
     Uniform Distributed Load (measured in kPa). Unlike steel grating, molded GRP grating has load bars that
     run in both directions. Because of this, when a line load is applied over one meter, it causes about the same
     amount of deflection as an equivalent point load within the range of 0 to 5mm deflection that’s typically
     acceptable. This is shown in the graph below, where a meter-wide piece of MG3838 grating was tested with
     both a point load and a line load over a span of 900mm.




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