AS 4615.2:2015 pdf free
AS 4615.2:2015 pdf free.Series R freight containers Part 2: Platform and platform-based containers
All containers shall be capable of being supported by their bottom corner fttings only.Containers with all their intermediate transverse members spaced 1000 mm apart or less (or having a flat underside) shall be deemed to comply with this requirement.The base structure of containers not having transverse members spaced 1000 mm apart or less (and not having a flat underside) shall be in accordance with Appendix B.
All containers shall be capable of being supported only by load transfer areas in their base structure.
All containers shall have end transverse members and sufficient intermediate load transfer areas (or a flat underside) of sufficient strength to permit vertical load transfer to or from the longitudinal members of a carrying vehicle.
NOTE: Such longitudinal members are assumed to lie within the two 250 mm wide zones defined by the broken lines in Figure BI, Appendix B.
The lower faces of the load transfer areas in the container base structure, including those of the end transverse members, shall be in one plane located 12.5 +5, -1.5 mm above the plane of the lower faces of the bottom corner fittings of the container (base plane).
Apart from the bottom corner fttings and bottom side rail, no part of the container shall project below this plane. Double plates may be provided in the vicinity of the bottom corner fittings to afford protection to the understructure.
Such plates shall not extend more than 550 mm from the outer end and not more than 470 mm from the side faces of the bottom corner fittings, and their lower faces shall be at least 5 mm above the base plane of the container.
For all containers under dynamic conditions, or the static equivalent of having a load uniformly distributed over the floor in such a way that the combined mass of the container and the test load is equal to 2R- T, no part of the base of the container shall deflect more than 25 mm below the base plane of the container.
The base structure shall be designed to withstand all forces, particularly lateral forces,induced by the cargo in service (see also Clause 5.6 regarding securing of the cargo). This is particularly important where provisions are made for securement of cargo to the base structure of the container.AS 4615.2 pdf free.
