Thanks Mike, I have a better idea of how to go about this now. I still find it strange I couldn't find any information on sheet metal stress for a given pressure/load though. If I say a deck pressure of 40psf then how could I find the optimum spacing of the beams for the 14" plate?
And as for...
18' x 8', it's a car deck. Through some research I've came up with 160PSI. Does anybody have any leads on where I can read more into this? I've been searching through my mechanics of materials textbook as well as the net and havn't really been able to find anything on plate calculations other...
Yes the plate is supported around the rectangle circumference. X amount of cross struts will be welded inside the rectangle in parallel to one another (visually it would look like a ladder lying flat). The load as I mentioned is assumed to be a static 160PSI evenly distributed across the plate...
I'm trying to calculate how far apart to weld ribs for a sheet metal deck with a specified pressure.
I have 1/4" plate and I'm assuming a deck pressure of 160PSI, looking for some resources/calculations to figure out how far I can space apart the rectangle tubing supports underneath with an...
