E - Load testing

1) Cable tray to IEC 61537 standard All TOLMEGA products are tested according to type 2 - Cable trays fixed onto supports - Uniformly distributed load - Deflection is measured at 3 points along the line midway between the supports and at right angles to the center of the tray.The 3 points measurements shall be under each edges or side beam and under the center. Load test -span pitch: 500 mm -Safe working load (SWL) is determined according to type 2 test instructions.

Results are selected according to : - the L/100 maximum deflection. - the 1.7 safety factor on the resistance while breaking. Usually deflection is < L/300 for cable trays and L/200 for wire mesh cable trays. Transversal deflection < L/20 for both cable trays and wire cable trays. For width > 200 mm, we recommend to fit a junction on the bottom of the cable trays.
L/2 Junction

A/B L L 0,4L

Tests are achieved with an L (or X) end span, an L middle span and a 0.4 L cantilever. SWL Safe Working Load / Span In compliance with the IEC 61537 standard, the manufacturer can select the load test type.

Manufacturers specifications Type I

Junctions are located anywhere on the routing

Comment

Results

This test includes an end span junction. However, a routing start SWL are inferior to the selected with usual 3 m length conventional cable trays, so there is never test. end span junction on site.This is an useless requirement. This is the usual application.There is never end span junction on site.This is the TOLMEGA selected test. This is an unusual on-site configuration, except for T-SCOPIC 4 m length cable trays in a 2 m span configuration: we recommend a L/5 junction: 400 mm to support for an easier installation. For conventional 3 m length cable trays, the manufacturer requires the installer to assemble the junctions on a 1,5 or 3 m span.This is not convenient on site at all, but the results are profitable. TOLMEGA selected test (50x150 mm steel wire cable trays and cable trays on span support 1,5 m). SWL are superior to the selected test : profitable results.

Type II

There must not have any junction on the end span Span must be equivalent or multiple to the standard length product and the junction location is specified.

Type III

Type IV Type V

Weak parts location onto the cable tray Specific products Span > 4 m Special cable ladders heavy duty applications 2) Cable tray to Nema VE 1-2002 All cable trays are subjected to loading to residual deflection (Method B) - Single beam span with free unrestrained ends - Uniformly distributed load - Vertical deflection measured on 3 points along the midway between the supports and the 3 points of measurement shall be under each side rail and at the centre of the tray. Load application - The residual deflection is measured according to 5.2.9.2 and 5.2.9.3 Sections after loading until the minimum test load minimum test load = 1,5 x L x w where 1,5 = safety factor L = span length (m) w = rated load (kg/m) - Historical load/span class designation.
Span (m) Load (kg/m) 37 67 74 97 112 149 179 299 2,4 3 3,7 4,9 6 D 20A 20B 20C

SWL Safe Working Load / Supports The IEC 61537 standard specifies that the SWL is the load limited by : The L/20 maximum deflection at the end of the bracket The 1.7 safety factor . SWL values : daN ( brackets) daN.m ( hanging systems) Bends /Supports
L

L/20

8A C 8B 8C D E

12A 12B 12C

16A 16B 16C