I have an interesting situation. I've been asked to look at a crane rail that cantilevers off a beam by approximately 14". The rail is 60 lb rail and carries carts weighing approximately 25,000 lbs (DL + LL) - each wheel then is 6,250 lbs and rides on two rails spaced about 4 feet.
The carts...
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I'm designing a monorail that will be used as a fall protection device over a train car. The owner wants the system to be designed for an occupancy of 2 people.
My understanding from reading OSHA is that each anchor point needs to be designed for 2 times the MAF, which for a...