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    Designing plates for a 30-can crusher with 180 kN load

    Ok dave, i thought of a method today which goes for deriving an equation for combining 3 stresses to get the maximmum stress, you know our case is similar to pressure vessel design, but the shape we are discussing is rectangular and not cylindrical. What do you think ?
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    Designing plates for a 30-can crusher with 180 kN load

    Hey there, We are designing a rectangular duct composed of 4 metallic plates fastened together by bolts(or welded), where we will compress approximately 30 drinking cans, we are facing a problem by determining: 1- The thickness of the metallic plates that form the walls of the duct. 2- The...