I have received a request to check a steel cabinet design against a blast of 0.1N/mm^2.
I have received from a consultant a list of beams suitable for the job and the thickness of plate to be used, alas there are no calculations or workings but just the answers.
The cabinet dimensions are 4000mm width, 2500mm height, 1500mm depth.
Could someone give me an insight into how one would calculate the required size of beam and thickness of plate, assuming a 1000mm distance between braces?
I do have Roarks book of stress and strain formula to hand and have already started thumbing through the flat plate section.
I have received from a consultant a list of beams suitable for the job and the thickness of plate to be used, alas there are no calculations or workings but just the answers.
The cabinet dimensions are 4000mm width, 2500mm height, 1500mm depth.
Could someone give me an insight into how one would calculate the required size of beam and thickness of plate, assuming a 1000mm distance between braces?
I do have Roarks book of stress and strain formula to hand and have already started thumbing through the flat plate section.