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ROOF OVER 



PLATFORM^;; |,4'-0'11.6'-0'14^^00'' OVERHANG 



U 5 DEPARTMENT Of AGRICULTURE 



NEG 4601-57 (10) AGRICULTURAL MARKE TING SERVICE . 



Figure 3. — A typical store unit in a modern terminal market. 



STRUCTURAL CHANGES REQUIRED 



In a modern terminal market building, similar in design to that shown 

 in figure 3, it would be necessary to make structural changes in order to 

 accommodate the suggested layouts. For example, to minimize the number of 

 store units required, the wide front platform would have to be enclosed. 

 The low roof over the platform could be retained by locating all the low- 

 ceilinged warehouse components in that area. In figures 1 and 2, the boiler, 

 equipment repair, mechanical equipment, and other rooms have been located 

 there for that reason. In the general storage area, which would include the 

 conveyor lines, the doors and partitions making up the front wall would have 

 to be removed to provide the needed floor area. Door openings for fork-truck 

 operations would have to be at least 6 feet wide and 7>^ feet high. 



Uther structural changes could be made in order to permit completely 

 free and efficient movement of commodities through the warehouse. However, 

 the cost of some of these changes might not be justified. For example, column 

 spacing that would be desirable for individual store units could interfere 

 with storage patterns and commodity movement when a large number of units were 

 combined to provide a single warehouse. It would not be economical to change 

 a basic column plan. Another example would be the provision of a rear plat- 

 form depth of at least 16 feet to accommodate forklift-truck operations. 



