Monorail beam loading
Monorail beam loading
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When using an I beam as a track. How can the capacity of the beam be calculated when large lateral loads are considered. In a short piece the web would bend, but what about long beams.
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RE: Monorail beam loading
Monorails are typically not used for applications with large side loads, so I am concerned that the mechanical equipment could be stressed or loaded beyond its original intent. Structural calculations are part of the solution but functionality and safety are a considerations too. When an application is out of the norm it is easy to miss something.
Here's some good reference material http://www.mhiastore.org/category.cfm?Category=16
Regards,
-Mike