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Oz Jon

 

That is exactly why the need for beefy foundations.

 

You see, Jon, my glow-in-the-dark friend and I, understand the forces of Mother Nature, a bit more than we would want. Hurricanes.

 

So, one learns to secure "light" loads for forces such as these.

 

I understand them too - in fact I did a quick calculation to see what would be needed to handle a 100knot (115mph) wind, worst case, side-on to a 40ft container, mounted 1ft above ground level.

 

It turns out that a 1/2" mild steel bolt/rod at each of 4 corners will just do the the job with a bit to spare.

 

Personally I'd quadruple-up on that, 'cos the cost is trivial and 4 re-bar rods is convenient in a foundation block.

 

But if you want to raise the container well above the ground level, then things get more complicated and more expensive.

 

I haven't looked into that in any detail.

 

ps. I only calculated at 100knots, cos it makes the mental arithmetic easier.

(4 rods/corner could cope with much higher winds).

Much higher wind speed than 100kts, the container has a good chance of being demolished by a passing tree or a passing house!

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Parrothead

Sorry for the late reply. Been busy as a beaver around here. Had a power cut that was extensive. So, I wanted to make sure my fish were sorted in the event of another power cut.

 

It turns out that a 1/2" mild steel bolt/rod at each of 4 corners will just do the the job with a bit to spare.

 
This guy built foundations considerably larger than I would have to. His frost line goes to 5 feet below the surface, as he lives in the northern part of the US. The foundations are 6 feet deep.
 
I would definitely go with a piece of 1/2" plate steel on top of the pillar footings, secured by grade 8 bolts welded to the reinforcement bars inside the foundations.
 
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This is similar to how I would build. My pillars would probably be a bit larger, though. And, they would have a common footing beneath them.
 



 

Personally I'd quadruple-up on that, 'cos the cost is trivial and 4 re-bar rods is convenient in a foundation block.

 
Definitely, at least 4 bolts per pillar to fasten the plates in place. 

 

Much higher wind speed than 100kts, the container has a good chance of being demolished by a passing tree or a passing house!

 
Agreed. Where we are going to build, the nearest houses would be 150 - 200 meters away? Trees in the area are too small to be of much worry, regarding pushing a house off its foundation.

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Oz Jon

Surprisingly cheap containers!

 

Thanks for posting that Paul

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luvthai2003

At 6'4" and having lived in a 4 1/2 tatami mat room for my first year in Japan, that would be luxurious to me. I had to sleep in a sleeping bag because I had to stick my legs out the sliding glass door so I could fully understand stems them. Winters were a load of fun. Most of the time in winter I had to sleep with the door closed and my legs bent. Couldn't straighten them out unless I stood up. My current place here in San Francisco is about the size of that container. No problem.

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lokias

Forgot to post this in an earlier reply.

 

attachicon.gif20`40 feet office & empty container.pdf

I really hope the the last to are not centimeter because that would be a really odd room to live in.  But really they do not look right for containers even in meters.   

 

Selling Price 40 feet Empty container

(L12m x W2,45cm x H2,9cm)

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Parrothead

(L12m x W2,45cm x H2,9cm)

 

LOL. He meant 12.0 meters long x 2.45 meters wide x 2.9 meters high. :)

 

I can see where that could be a bit tight!

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lokias

 

LOL. He meant 12.0 meters long x 2.45 meters wide x 2.9 meters high. :)

 

I can see where that could be a bit tight!

But even that is not correct from what i have seen.  this is for high cube.

Internal length 12.03 m 39.5 ft 13.56 m 44.5 ft Internal width 2.35 m 7.7 ft 2.35 m 7.7 ft Internal height 2.70 m 8.9 ft 2.70 m 8.9 ft

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Oz Jon

Here are my thoughts on a basic but comfortable 20ft container home.
Fan/breeze cooled, shaded, but not insulated, no aircon.
 
It's main advantages are extreme ruggedness, very good unoccupied security, fire, typhoon and earthquake resistant, pretty cheap and relocatable without too much trouble and expense.
 
I figure that it could be a good competitive solution to staying in hotels, etc or conventional house building for (6 month on/6 month off*) living for 1 or 2 people in Cambodia (where containers are cheap) or maybe the Philippines.
 
It can sit on trivial footings on rented land.
 
It's also relatively cheap and easy to relocate if required or necessary.
 
Enjoy!
 
* 6 mo Summer in Melbourne, 6 mo Winter in the tropics.

 

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Blackeye

God I love the concept. I could put some climate control into one of those and stand up my server farm. 

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