IRstuff, yes that's the hard stuff. Statistics got me a D in college. Thank you.
GregLocock, sadly, that's exactly what I'm talking about. I like your example better. I only pull it to keep me from losing it and saying something I'll regret later. I was just trying to give it a name. Mean Value...
Hello, everyone, and Holly Jolly.
This is not a real technical question I have, but something of a curiosity. Goes like this:
I have been using this little trick probably since I could walk and talk, and it has served me very well. It is a shotgun shade tree method of analysis I use to determine...
Sorry again for the confusion. See attached PDF. Support members on this platform are for checker plate floor per client spec at the request of the client. I had to do that. Problem is there is no checker floor plate but removable rectangular bar grating, also a requirement of the client. I...
Sorry, I think I'm just groping with something unnecessary here. The 4'x9' spec is supposed to apply to floor plate, not grating. I have long 2 ft. wide panels @ max span of 5'-6". kingnero, I think you see what I mean. As long as the cross supports are 5'-6" or less, then that should be...
Hey,
I'm an old piping designer thrust into steel platforms & ladders. Not a lot of familiarity with grating panels. 2 ft. wide panels stacked across. Specs call for max. unsupported area of 4' x 9', max span 5'-6". In general, I'm assuming this is all fine, just seems odd to have a longitudinal...
