Recent content by teemunney

Also, just curious--what member sizes for columns/diagonals/horizontals do you typically see with these?

I originally posted in the Structural Engineering forum but was told this section could be a good venue for discussion as well. I am attempting to design a “center pile tower” for a temporary grain storage unit. A schematic in elevation view can be seen here. Grain is transported up the...

@slipstick50 So the load on a horizontal member 5' long and 10' deep, for example would be 52pcf * 10' * 5'? 2.6kips per foot? That still sounds ridiculously high. I could be off somewhere here, though.

I have been stumped on this for a few days, and so have my colleagues, so I figured why not give asking you all a shot. I am attempting to design a “center pile tower” for a temporary grain storage unit. A schematic in elevation view can be seen here. Grain is transported up the conveyor inside...