Part of the series.
Forces on the door of a hing.
But in areas prone to hurricanes such as louisiana some exterior doors intentionally swing out for safety reasons.
Okay so i got the horizontal forces is f l 2d mg w 2 and the force is the same for both the upper and lower hinge just opposite in direction.
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Door breaching is a process used by military police or emergency services to force open closed and or locked doors a wide range of methods are available one or more of which may be used in any given situation.
When installing an exterior door you always want to make sure that the hinges are.
In particular the side where the hinges fasten onto the door tends to crack or split in certain situations.
For use on medium weight doors of medium frequency usage.
That means the hinges which hold the door in place are located inside the house.
Cracks on doors are everyday problems.
Regarding the use of specified tools for forcible entry there are several other methods of door breaching.
Due to the variety of door sizes and weights hinges are placed into three groups.
For the upper hinge the force is towards the hinge itself and for the bottom hinge the force is directed away from the hinge.
Standard weight ball bearing.
When a door starts to sag and hang crooked it always does so from the top so the upper part of the doorknob side is where it will start to catch.
Most exterior doors open toward the inside of the house.
Heavy weight ball bearing 5 knuckle or anti friction bearing 3 knuckle.
For use on heavy doors of high frequency usage.
However for the vertical forces i m still not 100 sure.
Depending on the seal configuration the loads can be.
Gasket forces the force of the door against a sealing gasket if one is present is an out of plane horizontal stress on the hinges.
How to determine hinge spacing on a door.
What side should the hinges be on when installing an exterior door.
Standard weight plain bearing.