I am currently trying to figure out the tear out strength of an A36 steel pad-eye. The hole in the pad-eye that it will be lifted from is 2" in diameter and 2.5 inches from center to the nearest edge. The problem is that the pin that will be lifting it is 1.38" in diameter and i was unsure how...
I'm currently an engineering intern at a crane company. We use schedule 40 steel pipes for our spreader bars. I have already rated 4 and 8 inch piping for spreader bars and how much load they could lift at various lengths and with various length slings. I am now faced with rating some homemade...