load capacity porcelain stoneware 2 cm on pedestal

Load capacity porcelain stoneware 2 cm on pedestal

The question of the load-bearing capacity of 2 cm porcelain stoneware on pedestals must be dealt with separately in the following points:

Are you interested in pedestals for terraces?
Then you are exactly right with us.
Because we give you an overview of the following topics:

What type of load is involved (static / dynamic)
load-bearing capacity of pedestal supports
load capacity of porcelain stoneware 2cm
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1. The type of load

Traditionally, static point loads permanent loads with a small or large contact area.
For terraces, for example, heavy flower boxes are one such stress case.

In contrast, are dynamic point loads more diverse: from pallet trucks to a hammer that suddenly falls to the ground

DIN EN 12825 (raised floors) prescribes special limit values for static loads.

2. The load-bearing capacity of pedestals

Our pedestals are highly resilient and are tested in our own test laboratories.
Depending on their age and construction, pedestal supports can achieve a static breaking load of 700 to 1.400 kg – per pedestal support!
This corresponds to about 7 – 14 KN (the physicists among you may forgive us for this approximation).

For example, in the following picture you can see the load-bearing test of our pedestal ,Professional'

Pedestal supports for terraces are basically solid plastic parts that are currently mostly made from recycled polypropylene. These are always height-adjustable using a key or rotating ring.
The following graphic illustrates the structure of the pedestal supports:

2. Load capacity of porcelain stoneware

If you want to know more about the load-bearing capacity of 2 cm porcelain stoneware on pedestals, you should be prepared for a surprise. Because the result can be expressed in one sentence:
Porcelain stoneware 2cm is always the weakest element in the entire pedestal construction!

2.1 The static breaking load of porcelain stoneware 2 cm

First, please look at the static breaking load: this is between 6 and 10 KN – depending on the manufacturer.
In other words, a load of about 600 to 800kg.
For example, here you can see the following information from a very large Italian manufacturer of 2 cm porcelain stoneware.

Load capacity of porcelain stoneware 2 cm on pedestal - an original document

Now convert the breaking load of a plate, e.g. 8KN, to four pedestals (a plate always rests on at least 4 pedestals) to obtain a maximum static load one pedestal bearing of approx. 2 KN.

2.2 The dynamic breaking load of porcelain stoneware 2 cm

Finally, on the subject of the dynamic load capacity of 2 cm porcelain stoneware on pedestals.
As far as we know, the tests for dynamic breaking loads are only partially met!