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MechEng87
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Hi Guys,
I'm a mechanical engineer looking for help with a structural problem, I work on-site at an iron ore mine in Western Australia. Typically once we design stands we get them fabricated then sent for certification. Certification involves a company putting the load which we wish to get the stand rated for on the stand itself, if it doesn't fail it gets a certification plaque.
I was required to design a stand for a conveyor pulley (drawing attached), I want this stand rated for at least 10T. I know the sections I have used will take in excess of 10T but what calculations should I perform as a check? The castors are off the shelf items each with a load rating of 5T so I won't check their structural integrity. My question is what calculations would you perform as a quick check and how do I do them? So far I was thinking I should check the flat bar and UB in compression, what forumlas should I use? Do I need to check the bottom channel for compression along the web?
Is there any other website I should post this query to?
Thanks,
Conor
I'm a mechanical engineer looking for help with a structural problem, I work on-site at an iron ore mine in Western Australia. Typically once we design stands we get them fabricated then sent for certification. Certification involves a company putting the load which we wish to get the stand rated for on the stand itself, if it doesn't fail it gets a certification plaque.
I was required to design a stand for a conveyor pulley (drawing attached), I want this stand rated for at least 10T. I know the sections I have used will take in excess of 10T but what calculations should I perform as a check? The castors are off the shelf items each with a load rating of 5T so I won't check their structural integrity. My question is what calculations would you perform as a quick check and how do I do them? So far I was thinking I should check the flat bar and UB in compression, what forumlas should I use? Do I need to check the bottom channel for compression along the web?
Is there any other website I should post this query to?
Thanks,
Conor
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