Hello,
I am designing a system to permanently overhang A/V equipment overhead. It is essentially a beam supported by steel cables every 8 feet, with an assumed constant loading of equipment. I have been following the safety factor of 5 for rigging for all aspects of my design, including...
Im working on a beam problem that has my head spinning. It is an 8' beam with a splice 2' in along the span. The outer beam is a square aluminum tube and the inner sleeve is a solid piece of aluminum. I am trying to figure out the capacities of the bolts, the holes in the sleeve, and the holes...