3700 FEDERAL AVE PORTABLE 5 JACKSON ELEMENTARY 2025-08-07

ROD M. HUDGINS,JR. P.E. P.O.BOX 5070 ASHEVILLE,N.O.28813-5070 JANUARY 8,2007 MINUTE MAN ANCHORS, INC. 305 WEST KING STREET EAST FLAT ROCK, N.C.28726 DEAR SIR: I HAVE ANALYZED DESIGN DRAWING, PHYSICAL TESTING REPORTS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MINUTE MAN PRODUCTS LISTED AS FOLLOWS: GW2-NC2 650 DH 5/8 4430 DH 5/8 36 XDH THDH 650 DH 11/16 4430 DH 11/16 48 XDH THDHLS 650 DH 3/4 4430 DH 3/4 36 DH 760 DH3/4 24 BA FCI W/S 636 DH 5/8 4442 DH 5/8 210 DH FCII W/S 636 DH 3/4 210 PDH BUC W/S 4450 DH 11/16 210 JDH SBN 4636 DH 3/4 4450 DH 3/4 100 DH MMASD2 4636 NCI 7/8 MMASDA2 4430 EZDH CT/WS CORNER TIE 636 EZDH 3/4 LLBS LONGITUDINAL& LATERAL BRACING SYSTEM 650 EZDH 3/4 MMA 31 LONGITUDINAL FRAME TIE 660 EZDH 3/4 MMA 33 LOCKING FRAME CLAMP 11 6650 EZVDH 3/4 W/VERT.STABLIZER MMSPP LONG STAB SYSTEM 8860 EZVDH 3/4 W/VERT.STABLIZER E-Z ASTS SUPPORT TUBS SYSTEM MY ANALYSIS OF THE PHYSICAL TEST REPORTS DEFINE THE BREAKING STRENGTH OF EACH OF THESE ANCHORS AND THEIR COMPONENTS TO BE IN EXCESS OF 4625 POUNDS. THE STRAPPING MEETS FEDERAL SPECIFICATION QQ-S-781 H FOR TYPE I, CLASS B,GRADE I STRAPPING. THE STRAPPING ALSO MEETS WITH ANSI 225.1 STANDARDS ANO ASTM D3953-91 STANDARDS. THE STRAPPING IS 1 1/4 X.035 MINIMUM, HOT DIP GALVANIZED STEEL. ON FILE ARE TESTING REPORTS OF THE DIRECT WITHDRAWAL STRENGTH OF THESE ANCHORS. THESE TEST EVALUATE THE ANCHORAGE STRENGTH OF MINUTE MEN ANCHORS INSTALLED RESISTING AN AXIAL AND 45 DEGREE ANGLE APPLIED WITHDRAWAL LOAD. FOR THE ANCHORS LISTED ON PAGES 10 AND 11,THE AVERAGE HOLDING POWER MEETS AND/ OR EXCEEDS THE REQUIRED MINIMUM OF 4,725 POUNDS,WHEN INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS IN THE SOIL TYPES AND CLASS SHOWN. THE LLBS BRACING SYSTEM WAS TESTED FOR WIND ZONES I, II, &III. a,01nnmmmnii �` ��,,,, ,,i, RE� I JL�?�A�y ES .�_` O ��LTH p� ti s / • • No.G. 11 3? R = ROD M.HUDGINS JR.PE �0' •V = 03 48 .• '..tie,:� J, : �� A• , HUD° k M. HUB o ,4' lllu„„u►t `S oNAL E� 14,