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Partner Name: COMPANY NAME

Project Name: PROJECT NAME

Project Location: STREET ADDRESS

CITY, ST, 99999

Racking System: Polar Bear III HD

Structural Calculations for Roof-Mounted Solar Array

Submittal Release: Rev.0

Engineering Seal

PanelClaw, Inc., 1570 Osgood Street, Suite 2100, North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 688.4900 - (978) 688.5100 fax - www.panelclaw.com
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Table of Contents:
Section: Page #

1.0 Project Information 1

1.1 General 1
1.2 Building Information 1
1.3 Structural Design Information 1

2.0 Snow Load 2

2.1 Snow Load Data 2
2.2 Snow Load Per Module 2

3.0 Wind Load 3

3.1 Wind Load Data 3
3.2 Roof / Array Zone Map 3
3.3 Wind Design Equations 3

4.0 Design Loads - Dead 4

4.1 Dead Load of the Arrays 4

4.2 Racking System Dead Load Calculation 5

4.3 Module Assembly Dead Load Calculations Array 1 5

5.0 Design Loads - Wind 6

5.1.1 Global Wind Uplift Summary Table: 6

5.1.2 Global Wind Shear Summary Table: 7

6.0 Design Loads - Downward 8

6.1 Downward Wind Load Calculation 8
6.2 Racking Dimensions for Point Loads 8
6.3 Point Load Summary 9

7.0 Design Loads - Seismic 10

7.1 Seismic Load Data 10
7.2 Seismic Design Equations 10
7.3 Lateral Seismic Force Check 11

7.4 Vertical Seismic Force Check 12

PanelClaw, Inc., 1570 Osgood Street, Suite 2100, North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 688.4900 - (978) 688.5100 fax - www.panelclaw.com
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Appendix:

A. I.F.I PCM11-4: Wind Loads on the solar ballasted roof mount system 'Polar Bear 10 deg Gen IIIHD' of PanelClaw
Inc.; February 25,2016

B. B. Building Code and Technical data

PanelClaw, Inc., 1570 Osgood Street, Suite 2100, North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 688.4900 - (978) 688.5100 fax - www.panelclaw.com