T&R Bulletin 2-14: Design of Deck Plating and Hatch Cover Plating for Fork Lift Truck Loading (1968)

In 1961 the SNAME published Technical and Research Bulletin No. 2-8, "Design of a Typical Platform Deck."  The design  procedure outlined.in this monograph covered the design of decks subject to the usual cargo loads including the dynamic effect of rolling and pitching. Heavy concentrated loads on the plating which can result from the wheel loading of vehicles such as fork lift trucks were not considered. This monograph can be considered an extension of the design procedure described in Bulletin 2-8.