Hey Folks,
I am replacing a Piping Component that is Class 1, and therefore the support of that component must meet NF. Can someone please clarify if the support must satisfy NF right to the building structure?
The component is currently supported on a pipe rack (of unknown material). I am...
Does anyone have any information on the capacities of Q-Deck?? I am trying to analyze an existing Q-Deck roof for new loads, but I do not have the original drawings.
I know the dimensions of the deck, and can assume the minimum thickness (for starters), but I don't know the yield stress.
It's...
I seamed to have hit my head on a wall and can't think straight.
I'm having difficulty calculating the torsional stresses in a wide flange cantilever beam. There's simply a torque at the free end of the beam.
Using the polar moment of inertia, J (Ix+Iy), NOT the Torsional Constant (J), which...