Here's a picture of a loaded coil rack just for more clarification of what we're looking to do.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=619efd57-c0ba-4969-9884-1a1e98566ae5&file=Coilrack5.JPG
All,
I'm a mechanical engineer at a steel mill and today I was asked to design a rack which will hold steel coils (see the attached picture). The coil rack shown in the picture is in use at a sister mill whose coils weigh only 50,000 lbs whereas our coils weigh up to 90,000 lbs. As you can see...
Thank you all for you replies. I've attached a picture of an unloaded coil rack, so please check it out.
Answers to specific questions:
BARetired:
1. Yes, both beams are continuously support by the ground.
2. This isn't a major concern for us, but we tend to have various W 14 beams on-site...
All,
I'm a mechanical engineer at a steel mill and today I was asked to design a rack which will hold steel coils (see the attached picture). The coil rack shown in the picture is in use at a sister mill whose coils weigh only 50,000 lbs, whereas our coils weigh up to 90,000 lbs. As you can...
