U-Bolted Steel Splints
U-Bolted Steel Splints
(OP)
Has anyone encountered or designed a steel splint such as an angle or channel u-bolted onto solid round diagonals of towers? How do you justify the "2% of axial load" lateral support of the diagonal against buckling with this type of configuration?





RE: U-Bolted Steel Splints
Not sure of what configuration you are considering.
One of Timoshenkos references describes column buckling with a larger cental section in the pinned column.
Not sure if this is helpful. More information from initial entry may be in order.
MPaul
SCL
RE: U-Bolted Steel Splints
You mention that you are not sure of my configuration. I thought my initial post explained the cross-section that I encountered?
Regards
VOD