Are your containers secure?
By the side off the road, more and more shipping containers can be seen on land. They are used for billboards, buildings and even for festival stages. Many people do not realize that an empty container is relatively light and could easily be blown over, especially with the storms that are raging across Europe today.
EMPTY CONTAINERS ARE UNSAFE: ADD COUNTER WEIGHTS!
The maximal wind speed and -force are specified in the overview below, whereby the containers are just not falling over. The minimum required ballast weights required to safely place the containers according to the Eurocode are also given.
| Container length | 20ft shipping container | 40ft high cube shipping container | ||
| Stacking height | 2 high | 3 high | 2 high | 3 high |
| 5482 mm | 7773 mm | 5792 mm | 8688 mm | |
| Max. wind force for empty containers | 9 Bft | 7 Bft | 7 Bft | 6 Bft |
| Max. wind speed for empty containers | 98 km/h | 67 km/h | 73 km/h | 54 km/h |
| Min. required counter weight conform EN 13782 | 1.700 kg | 9.400 kg | 8.300 kg | 30.500 kg |
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