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rrma <br /> ROD M.HUDGINS,JR.P.E. <br /> P.O.BOX 5070 <br /> ASHEVILLE,N.C.211013-5070 <br /> JANUARY 8,2007 <br /> MINUTE MAN ANCHORS,INC. <br /> 305 WEST KING STREET <br /> EAST FLAT ROCK,N.C.28726 <br /> DEAR SIR: <br /> I HAVE ANALYZED DESIGN DRAWING,PHYSICAL TESTING REPORTS AND INSTALLATION <br /> INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MINUTE MAN PRODUCTS LISTED AS FOLLOWS: <br /> GW2-NC2 <br /> 650 DH 5/8 4430 DH 5/8 36 XDH THDH <br /> 650 DH 11/16 4430 DH 11/16 48 XDH THDHLS <br /> 650DH3A 4430DH3/4 36DH <br /> 760 DH3/4 24 BA FCI W/S <br /> 636 DH 5/8 4442 DH 5/8 210 DH FCII W/S <br /> 636 DH 3/a 210 PDH BUC W/S <br /> 4450 DH 11/16 210 JDH SBN <br /> 4636 DH 3/a 4450 DH 3A 100 DH MMASD2 <br /> 4636 NCI 7/8 MMASDA2 <br /> 4430 EZDH CT/WS CORNER TIE <br /> 636 EZDH 3/4 LLBS LONGITUDINAL&LATERAL BRACING SYSTEM <br /> 650 EZDH 3/4 MMA 31 LONGITUDINAL FRAME TIE <br /> 660 EZDH 3/a MMA 33 LOCKING FRAME CLAMP 11 <br /> 6650 EZVDH 3A W/VERT.STABLIZER MMSPP LONG STAB SYSTEM <br /> 8860 EZVDH 3/4 W/VERT.STABLIZER E-Z ASTS SUPPORT TUBS SYSTEM <br /> MY ANALYSIS OF THE PHYSICAL TEST REPORTS DEFINE THE BREAKING STRENGTH OF EACH OF <br /> THESE ANCHORS AND THEIR COMPONENTS TO BE IN EXCESS OF 4625 POUNDS. THE STRAPPING <br /> MEETS FEDERAL SPECIFICATION QQS-781 H FOR TYPE I,CLASS B,GRADE I STRAPPING. THE <br /> STRAPPING ALSO MEETS WITH ANSI 225.1 STANDARDS AND ASTM 03953-91 STANDARDS. THE <br /> STRAPPING IS 1 '/a X.035 MINIMUM,HOT DIP GALVANIZED STEEL. <br /> ON FILE ARE TESTING REPORTS OF THE DIRECT WITHDRAWAL STRENGTH OF THESE ANCHORS. <br /> THESE TEST EVALUATE THE ANCHORAGE STRENGTH OF MINUTE MEN ANCHORS INSTALLED <br /> RESISTING AN AXIAL AND 45 DEGREE ANGLE APPLIED WITHDRAWAL LOAD. FOR THE ANCHORS <br /> LISTED ON PAGES 10 AND 11,THE AVERAGE HOLDING POWER MEETS AND/OR EXCEEDS THE <br /> REQUIRED MINIMUM OF 4,725 POUNDS,WHEN INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH <br /> MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS IN THE SOIL TYPES AND CLASS SHOWN. <br /> THE LLBS BRACING SYSTEM WAS TESTED FOR WIND ZONES I,II,&III. <br /> ,01111mmr►mnn� tottt►r,f <br /> REST k1 JLC ���e En �.+`++N OARo,,, �ALTA pF D <br /> o.:�: ssi� .l °moo c o Es: 1/:%, 4740. <br /> 9•sS � <br /> >J. • = . G� ROD M.HUDGINS JR.PE <br /> — Pao. 11582 R <br /> • <br /> 1. . , 03948 <br /> . 1. 1@ S,;1 , y r0 <br /> R /,,, HlulDpi0�o���\\\` °%��k�M. H��G,�,>'���• <br /> ess <br /> uIJuu ZONAL 0 <br /> 14. --V.;27/ <br />