Existing structure needs a fall restraint beam added. There are 2 rows of several floor openings. There will be 2 fall restraint beams spanning between roof frames. Owner wants 3 people to be able to be tied off each side. I know that the design impact load is 5 kips. Is there a reduction that...
Designing a floor for a piece of equipment that vibrates. I'm given the choked weight (22,000 kg). The dynamic loads are: Horizontal (4.8 Hz) = +/- 1320 N and Vertical (4.8 Hz) = +/- 3760 N.
The floor with be W shaped beams with grating.
People will be working around the machine while in...
Need to design stainless steel tube columns. (as well as tube braces) Searching the internet, I haven't been able to find any structural design equations specifically for stainless. Do I just use the AISC manual's equations ???
Looking to use 4"x4"x.180" Grade AISI 304L/304
I was given test...
