WILLIS TOWER

MAXIMUM REACTION FORCES

 Reaction Forces - Outriggers

F1  20.445 kip Derrating Factor ϕ  1.05

Steel Plates

L1  16 ft W1  8  ft wplates  42 psf

 F1 
GBP1    wplates  ϕ  211.813 psf @ Bottom of steel plates
 L1 W1 

Terralam 300

L2  16 ft W2  8  ft wmats  11 psf

 GBP  L  W  3 
 1  1 1 4 
GBP2    wmats  ϕ  178.353 psf Max @ Bottom of mats
L2  W2
 

 Reaction Forces - Traveling Path

Rear Weight Ft1  40 kip Front Weight Ft2  20 kip Mats per path n  2

Loading Cases
 Ft1 
GBPt1     ϕ  164.063 psf Max pressure of rear on (2) mats
  L2 W2   n

 Ft2 
GBPt2     ϕ  82.031 psf Max pressure of front on (2) mats
  L2 W2   n
 Ft1 
 Ft2 
GBPt3 
 2   ϕ  164.063 psf Max pressure of front + half rear on (2) mats
  L2 W2   n
 

 
GBPtmax  max GBPt1 GBPt2 GBPt3  164.063 psf Max pressure when traveling