Strength of formed angle
Strength of formed angle
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I have to make a formed steel angle, one leg up one leg horizontal, the vertical leg anchored into a concrete wall. The angle has to support 2000 pounds 6" from the wall. The angle can be made from almost any thickness and length although I would like it to be about 12" long and about 1/4" thick. How would I calculate the stress and deflection?
| <--vertical leg
|
| |2000 pound load
| |
| |
| V
+---------- <--horizontal leg
| <--vertical leg
|
| |2000 pound load
| |
| |
| V
+---------- <--horizontal leg






RE: Strength of formed angle
corus
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Remember also to stress the anchor bolts that hold the angle
to the wall. The anchor bolts will be in tension, assuming of course that the vertical leg is in contact with concrete all along its length the angle will try to pivot off the concrete at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical
leg. I can provide formula's for the above but it will depend on how many fasteners and there position within the vertical leg. If you can provide details of how you are holding the angle to the concrete I can possibly help more.
regards desertfox
RE: Strength of formed angle
Is the 2000 lb load concentrated or distributed along the entire length?
I think, the cantilever formula is okay for the plate as well as the bend you describe.
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I would use a thicker plate
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corus