Failure of Steel Plate
Failure of Steel Plate
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Hi there,
I am trying to check whether the 1/4" plate shown in the attached drawing will fail when a 6T point load is applied in the middle (in bending) and near the supports (in shear). How would I go about analysing this? I was first thinking to analyse the plate as a simply supported beam but the plate is restrained on all 4 sides. Any help would be appreciated.
I am trying to check whether the 1/4" plate shown in the attached drawing will fail when a 6T point load is applied in the middle (in bending) and near the supports (in shear). How would I go about analysing this? I was first thinking to analyse the plate as a simply supported beam but the plate is restrained on all 4 sides. Any help would be appreciated.






RE: Failure of Steel Plate
RE: Failure of Steel Plate
Also, please note point load is just a theoretical concept, the real dimension of the load foot print should be considered in your case.
RE: Failure of Steel Plate
Running alternate thicknesses (with pinned supports), I came out with 5/8" thick being borderline on stress (about 27 ksi max.) deflection was ok (about 0.12"; at 5/8" thick). These numbers are with NO impact factor by the way.