Rice Lake SURVIVOR Paramounts HE Medium Capacity - Manual (Page 12)

8 Paramount Installation Guide
3.2 Installation on Structural Steelwork
Figure 11 shows an installation where the mount base plate is welded or bolted
directly to a steel beam structure. The mount top plate is welded or bolted directly
to the vessel. When large loads are applied, the supporting beams may need
strengthening with stiffening plates to avoid excessive deflection.
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Figure 11 Structural Steelwork Installation
3.3 Stiffness Requirements
Load variations and external forces can cause support surface level variations.
The maximum permissible change in the level of the support surface is 0.2° and
0.5° for base plate and top plate respectively in scales with greater than 0.1%
accuracy. In all other scales, permissible change is 0.4° and 1.0° respectively.
3.4 Level Requirements
In scales with an accuracy of 0.1% or better, the support surface for the base plate
must be level within 0.2 degrees (0.4" per 100"). The vessel support surface for
the top plate must be level within 0.5 degrees (0.9" per 100").
3.5 “Upside Down” Requirements
From a weighing point of view there is nothing to prevent installing the mounting
kits upside down with the “base” plate on the vessel and the “top” plate on the
foundation. By using this method, designs can sometimes be simplified and ser-
viceability improved.