Shipping Container Example Calculation Packet: Technical Information to Justify Container Structural Framing Modifacations

For a tiny home shipping container as part of my work as a structural engineer, I had to create a structural engineering calculations packet for review by ICC-NTA, and I could not find any examples of how to analyze the loads. So this packet is the culmination of my research and work, and it is what I used to pass the Plan Review for Manufactured Housing for the DAPIA Process (Design Approval Primary Inspection Agency) in 2021.

This is not intended for use and is not professional engineering, it's just a resource to help you do your own calculations!

Contents:

• Structural Design Standards & Loads Used On Example Shipping Container
• Calculations for individual framing members and connections throughout the load path:
  • Roof Framing
  • Lateral Analysis for wall members and framing used to transfer force between shear wall locations.
  • Connection calculations for moment frame at openings.
• Container Floor Calculations
• Container & Window/Door Frame Support Calculations
• Canopy Calculations
• Appendix A – ISO Specifications of Example Shipping Container