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Floor Joist Analysis
Thanks again, swearingen. Let me know if the young guys figure it out. I was thinking that it could be solved by analyzing the wood and the metal beams separately and then combining the results by superposition, but it became pretty tricky.- FoamGuy
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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Floor Joist Analysis
Thanks swearingen. I've been away from beam analysis for about twenty years. Analyzing a simply supported, standard beam is simple enough, but one that has a different cross section and higher stiffness for the middle eight feet is beyond my abilities. Any help you can provide would be much...- FoamGuy
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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Floor Joist Analysis
I have a simply supported Douglas Fir floor joist that has a simply supported, 16-foot span. I am getting too much deflection in the center of this span. I have enough room to add an 8-foot long steel flitch plate in the center of the span. Could someone help me in how to calculate the...- FoamGuy
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