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    How do I model aircraft cable in RISA 3D?

    Thanks Oldrunner. This lead me to a similar post with the attached manual I believe you are speaking of. Here's the thread to find the attachment. thread507-239603
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    Building with ISO Containers

    Thanks racookpe and MiketheEngineer! I appreciate your feedback and hope more people join in on this topic, since it appears to be a hot new trend in sustainable construction. At this point I'm preliminarily looking into using the racking test force ratings that these boxes are rated for...
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    How do I model aircraft cable in RISA 3D?

    Has anybody modeled aircraft cable in RISA 3D? What should I use for Allowable Yield Stress, Fy? Would it be the breaking strength divided by the area? Seems that would be the Fu tensile stress.
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    Building with ISO Containers

    Anybody have any good structural information on these ISO containers (aka shipping containers) and structural modifications to them to make buildings with them? I'm doing a storage building with these boxes and need to do a structural analysis of these things. We are going about 5 high and...
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    ISO Container RISA 3D or 2D Model

    Anybody have a RISA 3D or 2D model of an ISO Container (aka Shipping Container)they would be willing to share? I'm doing a storage building with these boxes and would like to try modeling them. We are going about 5 high and will be modifying them to install rollup doors and provide corridors...

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