Conrad [mailto:conrad@conrad.uk.net]
>
> Will be pretty heavy, although I couldn't begin to guess
> the weight. The ground outside is just mud, so I cant use a
> jockey wheel type thing to support the outer edge of the door,
> so the wall must hold it.
Have you considered a sliding door instead of a swinging door?
One where the top of the door hangs from a track attached to the
wall and the door(s) slides sideways? The design would be a lot
simpler, and you wouldn't have to worry about the "bending loads"
on the wall when the door is open. The weight would be pretty
much carried as a compressive load on the wall just like the normal
structural loads of the roof, etc...
Additionally, you wouldn't have to worry about clearing the path
of the door to open it. And you would have the problem of the
wind catching the door when it's blowing hard...
Tim Mullen
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