Hardy HI LPRE05 Shear Beams - Manual (Page 5)

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
General Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Three Load Point Types - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Unpacking - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Installation of the Ground Strap - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Site Preparation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Precautions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Basic Engineering Principles for Positioning Load Point Assemblies - 5
Principle #1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Principle #2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Principle #3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Principle #4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Typical Mounting Arrangements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Round Vessel with 3 Load Point Assemblies 7
Round Vessel with 3 Load Point Assemblies - Angle Config. #1 - 7
Round Vessel with 3 Load Point Assemblies - Angle Config. #2 - 8
Square Hopper with 3 Load Point Assemblies - Even
Load Distribution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Square Hopper with 3 Load Point Assemblies - Uneven
Load Distribution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Round Vessel with 4 Load Point Assemblies - - - - - - - - - - 9
Typical 4 - Load Point Assembly Installation - - - - - - - - - - 10
Typical 6 - Load Point Assembly Installation - - - - - - - - - - 11
Level Requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Stiffness - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Installation Procedures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Pre-Installation Procedures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Installing Load Point Assemblies with Anchor Bolts - - - - - - - 13
Installing the Base Plate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13
Installing the Top Plate to the Load Surface - - - - - - 18
Adjusting the Anti-Lift Off Device - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Replacing the Load Sensor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Troubleshooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Physical Checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Electrical Tests for Load Point Assembly Problems - - - - - - - 25
Zero Balance Test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Bridge Resistance Test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26
Resistance to Ground Test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26
Electrical Termination Cable Color Codes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
Model Numbers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28
Three Leg Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28
Four Leg Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29
Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29