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  1. designcoeng

    Cantilever Beam Experiencing Bending & Torsion

    Thank you for your responses. Jim, the max deflection according to FEA is 0.0075 inches which is comparable to my calculations. I have access to AISC and will take a look at that. Thanks for the tip. BA, my hand calculations agree with yours which lead me to scratch my head at the FEA results...
  2. designcoeng

    Cantilever Beam Experiencing Bending & Torsion

    BAretired, Thanks for your reply. I have attached a crude diagram. Due the load being offset from the beams centerline, a moment is created.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=816a3562-7a5b-4128-9559-faec83646639&file=BOTTOM_LEFT_ADJUSTMENT_ARM.pdf
  3. designcoeng

    Cantilever Beam Experiencing Bending & Torsion

    thread507-180666 I have a cantilever beam on which a load is creating bending and torsion. I am looking at using 5" x 5" x 3/8" square HHS ASTM A500 Gr B material. This material has a yield of 45,700 psi and ultimate tensile of 58,000 psi. FEA is resulting a 33,690 psi torsional stress...

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