Thanks for the response guys, i understand that there will be axial loads applied to the members and that the limiting factor will be the capacity of the inegral hydraulic ram rather than that of the box section itself seeing as its 140x140x8 with a NcRd of 1420kN and the ram has a SWL of 150kN...
Hi BeFEA, Apologise I should of included that info in my first post.
The Calcs have been conducted in accordance with BS5950:2000. I basically have a 4 sided frame system made out of SHS with an integral hydraulic cylinder acting as a brace in an excavation. I'm looking through the specs in...
Hi, I'm having trouble getting my head around coincident axial loading, Can someone explain to me how it works and the method of calculation? It is with regards to shoring braces.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
