Dear Community Members,
I am verifying an existing vessel(horizontal) foundation for new vessel loads supplied by the vendor. The vessel has 24" diameter inlet/outlet nozzles with forces/moments along three principal axes.
Ironically, the existing foundation design does not consider the nozzle...
Dear Community Members,
Can a carbon steel padeye (Fy = 250 MPa/345 MPa) be welded to a Stainless Steel Frame (SS316) to facilitate lift operation? Are there any restrictions that will render the payeye not fit for reuse should the frame need to be replaced at the end of service life?
Thanks...
Dear Mining Community Members,
Can you please direct me to a reference that provides a list of structural components that typically form part of a Mine Plant (Gold/Copper/Iron ore)? Any reference that elaborates on each component from design perspective is valuable.
Best Regards,
I am designing a skidway track to pull an equipment using an Air winch of 25 Te SWL. Can the community members suggest/recommend a reference that provides guidelines for the design of Winch support? The winch is supported on one end of the skidway track. Approximate length of travel is 75 m and...
Dear Forum Members,
I need clarity on the recommendations of Eurocode EN 1991-3 (2006) regarding wind loads on cranes outside and inside buildings.
Point 6 of Annex A recommends a wind speed of 20 m/s for crane operation compatibility. I assume that the crane operation will shut down when the...
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Are there any reference materials on design of pile foundations that specify permissible lateral deflections for steel piles at the pilehead? I vaguely remember about an article specifying permissible lateral deflection as function of pile diameter (Can't recall the Authors name).
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Are there are any guidelines on drilling bolt holes in restored base metal? In one of the modification project, the bolt holes are drilled in wrong location resulting in partial(in some cases complete) misalignment. The fabricator is suggesting to seal the bolt holes with plug weld and redrill...
