Once20036 thanks for your reply. I got some responses from some other colleagues and found an equation that looks to be very accurate. I also found out that my finite element analysis software could calculate this section property. The equation attached matches fairly close with what our...
I am analyzing an old railroad truss to determine if the bottom chord has sufficient strength to support a work platform. This work platform will not hang at join locations, so I need to check the combined bending and axial strength if the member. The bottom chord is composed of 2 back to back...
