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  1. chickering

    comparable beam strength aluminum vs steel rect tube

    I'm designing a simple shop clamp jig with 2x3 1/8 wall alum rec hollow tube which spans a 4ft span, evenly loaded. What steel profile would give comparable deflection #'s. (steel's really cheap these days) Jim
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    calculate beam spring rate

    How is spring rate of a simple end supported beam calculated. Is it simply deflecting force in lbs/deflection in inches.
  3. chickering

    piano soundboard beam deflection

    I'm trying to find a formula to determine max deflection @ center of a simply supported beam, rectangular section, with 2 point loads located at non-center location. Jim

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