The beam will not be attached at the ends. They will be supported by platforms at each end. Their purpose is to hold large engines in a staging area. We will transfer them from railcars to a special hydraulic trailer, then move them to the staging area, slip the beams beneath the engines...
Thank you all for the feedback. My dilemma is partially constrained by the fact that I am working with another engineer that feels a mandate to use up these beams because we have them leftover from another project and they represent a portion of the assembly that is available at basically scrap...
I am trying to make a strong beam that is low in height. Two W12x72's side by side, stitch welded together, then attach 3/4" plate top and bottom. I want to use only fillet welds along the sides of the plates to attach them to keep cost down. I am looking at flexure, stress in the weld at the...
