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    Beam Formulas for Multiple Point Loads.

    Thanks folks. Out of the office now, but will mull over it next week...
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    Beam Formulas for Multiple Point Loads.

    Excellent. Thank you. I take it there are no "standard" formulas then...
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    Beam Formulas for Multiple Point Loads.

    Thanks, But to me - that ain't 5 equal point loads equally spaced on a simply supported beam..?
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    Beam Formulas for Multiple Point Loads.

    Can anyone out there please help me? For ages now I've been looking for simple formulas for calculating Mmax for simple beams with more than 2 point loads, for example multiple beams on girders. Text books etc only ever seem to list formulas for 2 loads. What if I have 5, 6, 7 etc? I did find...
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    DNV Pad Eye check.

    Something I've pondered for a long time: Why don't the DNV rules (2.7-1) check for "tensile tear-out" and only "shear tear-out"? As I understand there are a number of failure modes of a lug, bolted connection etc. Typically the 3 checked are shear, tensile and bearing. The allowable stress...
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    Welding plates of different thickness - rules of thumb.

    Are there any rules of thumb when it comes to fillet welding plates of different thicknesses? I require the minimum thickness of plate to weld a lifting lug to. The lug is to be 16 mm grade 250 plate. The obvious solution would be to use 16 mm under it as well, but is that necessary, or...
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    Forklift Jib design

    E = 200 Gpa, Fy = 350 MPa. Hope that may help. Any further assistance greatly appreciated. Regards.
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    Forklift Jib design

    OK. So a little more complex than I first anticipated. Had a feeling it may be. Any chance someone could post the appropriate formulas for this loading case? The 98.1 kN already has a 2.5 safety factor on it - as per applicable Standard. Regards.
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    Forklift Jib design

    Thanks folks for the replies. I will post a complete solution when back in the office on Monday. Question: do I take the whole length for the cantilever, or just the 2800 mm cantilevered section? Perhaps a stupid question - I would say just the 2800 mm section. Kind regards.
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    Forklift Jib design

    Hoping someone can help me out here. See attached loading for a simple fork jib. With the steel section having a section modulus of 430 E3 mm^3 and 98.1 kN at free end I calculated Mmax = 276.6 E6 kNm and bending stress fb = 643.2 Mpa. Too high I realise and have since beefed the section up...
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    Another stairway question - maximum height

    This is purely an access platform to clean out a hopper. No actual access into the hopper it simply sits beside the hopper. What is the "IBC" forum? Regards.
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    Another stairway question - maximum height

    AS1657 says "unless otherwise approved by the regulatory authority, the head clearance shall be not less than 2000 mm measured vertically from the nosing of the tread." I have a specific application requiring a stairway/landing at 1500 mm high. Does that mean I cannot design and build it? To...
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    Weld tests on Lifting/Spreader Beams.

    The Spreader Beams vary from 100 kg WLL anywhere up to 50 Tonne. The computations are completed by myself and all welds are completed by DNV qualified welders. The current beam we are fabricating has 6 mm fillet welds specified. Thank you all for your insight. I take it there is no...
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    Weld tests on Lifting/Spreader Beams.

    We are currently building a number of beams that are then obviously proof load tested. My boss insists on having the lug welds UT (Ultrasonic Tested) prior to proof load test, then MPI (Magnetic Particle Tested) after proof load test. Other than as a health and safety concern I do not see the...

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