My company is providing Construction Administration services for a project were several coal conveyors are being constructed. A recent test run of one conveyor has revealed some vibrations within the middle span of the conveyor gallery induced by the return belt which appears to have a harmonic...
I have a question regarding the shear strength calculations for Hollow Structural Sections.
Ref: AISC LRFD 3rd Edition, 16.2-7, EQ 5.2-2
In order to calculate the shear strength of an HSS you must first calculate the critical stress, Fcr. One of the varialbes within that equation is "a", the...
