Florida Administrative Code › 15 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES › 15C - Division of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 15C-1 - GENERAL › Section 15C-1.0108 - Anchor and Anchor Component Test Specifications

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The anchor
				may be tested in one piece or cut in half. When the anchor is cut in half for
				test purposes, the top or head shall be tested with a sling around a bolt, pin,
				etc., or through the bolt or connection that the tie-down strap or cable is
				attached to when the system is installed on the mobile home. The force required
				shall be seven thousand one hundred twenty-five (7, 125) pounds. The disc or
				helix shall be used in the certified test. Also, the shimming between the steel
				plate and the disc will assure that the hole (minimum 1 1/2'') through the
				plate and disc will be vertical with the shaft or rod. Other tests that are
				equivalent may be used. (Refer to Example Nos. III, IV and V for the proper
				format to use in reporting test results.)
(2) When the anchor is tested in one piece,
				the head and the disc will be tested together. The test block would have a slot
				cut in the plate for the anchor shaft or rod to pass through to position the
				test block with the disc. Connection on the head would be the same as required
				in subsection (1) of this rule.
(3)
				Anchor tensioning device test: Each different anchor model or type of
				tensioning device shall be tested with strap or cable connected to the anchor
				head connecting device. Force required shall be four thousand seven hundred
				twenty-five (4, 725) pounds and continue to destruction or ten percent (10%)
				overload. (Refer to Example No. VI for the proper format to use in reporting
				test results.)
(4) Method of
				testing: The tensioning device (head) shall be tested with strap or cable
				inserted or connected to the device or head in the same manner as required to
				connect or attach when installed on the mobile/manufactured home or park
				trailer. Bolt(s) used in the test shall be identified and listed as a part of
				the approved anchor assembly. No devices shall be used in the test that are not
				regularly furnished and required to be used with the anchor and component field
				installation. (Examples: clips, wedges, pins or other required
				accessories.)
(5) All field tests
				shall be performed in the lower fifty percent (50%) of the soil
				class.
(6) Anchor and stabilizer
				holding power for Type 4(a) Soil shall require a minimum of four thousand seven
				hundred twenty-five (4, 725) pounds in each direction. Anchor and stabilizer
				for Type 4(b) Soil shall require a minimum of six thousand (6, 000) pounds in
				the vertical direction and four thousand seven hundred twenty-five (4, 725)
				pounds in a forty-five (45) degree horizontal direction. Over two inches (2'')
				of uplift or three inches (3'') of side deflection shall be recorded as
				failure. (Refer to Example Nos. VII and VIII for the proper format to use in
				reporting test results.)
(7)
				Required Test Report: Each different type or model design must be field tested
				for holding power by an independent testing laboratory and certified by an
				engineer registered in the State of Florida. All field tests shall be conducted
				in the State of Florida. The lab report shall show the following:
(a) Model tested as described by engineering
				drawings.
(b) Method of
				installation.
(c) Date of
				installation.
(d) Date of pull-out
				test.
(e) Soil profile description
				for each type soil in which anchor is tested and listed to be installed
				according to the soil classification chart printed herein.
(f) Location of field test.
(g) Test equipment used.
(h) Pounds of force exerted and resultant
				vertical and horizontal movement in inches for the anchor and
				stabilizer.
(i) Description of
				stabilizer used in each auger anchor field test, including stabilizer
				manufacturer.
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