I agree that it is a pretty straight forward structural engineering problem. I am trying to get an idea of how many beams are needed for budgetary reasons and will eventually hire a structural engineer if we continue with the project.
I have a 6 ft wide trough that is 100 ft long and has to support a 13000 lb loaded fork truck. I have choosen to use 1/2" steel floor plate with W6 x 16 beams welded to the plate that will span the 6 ft section. Each end of the beams will be resting on a concrete shelf. I am trying to determine...
