Does anyone know how to calculate the recoil force from a plate that deflects under a point load?
i.e. if I have a plate that spans a gap and a point load is applied to the centre. When that force is removed and the plate wants to return to its equilibrium position how much will it continue...
Does anyone know a way that loadings due to vehicles can be reduced based on speed restrictions in the Eurocodes?
In the old BD documents you could massively reduce the forces that have to be designed for if there are speed restrictions / signage in place but I can't find anything in EN 1991-2...
I am looking at fatigue in a UB member that had a plate welded across the flange, but was subsequently taken away. In accordance with EN 1993-1-9 this would be treated as Detail Category 50 for calculating the fatigue damage with the plate in place.
However, as the plate has been removed and...
My understanding is that for a member subject to cycles of load but is always in compression does not have to be considered for fatigue failure.
With this in mind my question is thus, for a member subject to an alternating load that causes a beam to bend one way then the other, should the...
Has anyone used the Scia Engineer Analysis and design 3D package? If so how would say it compares to other software available in the market (such as STAAD, CSC's software, etc)?
