Sounds like most agree. That's always been my go to. The client wants to keep the aluminum extrusions to a minimum, but I'm finding that they aren't thick enough to resist the loads. Was hoping to find a way to justify a wider effective width in weak axis bending. They may just have to add...
I work/live in the U.S. and one thing I've come across is 6060-T5/T6 aluminum alloy, which is apparently European. I cannot find information such as 2010/2015 Aluminum Design Manual allowable stresses on this. I only have a document that states that it has "a strength slightly lower than...
I am working on a storefront job where there is a base receptor that is basically a vertical cantilever plate, which resists the load from the mullions. I have used a rule of thumb of 1:1 for the dispersion of the load, which allows a wider plate section to be analyzed for the weak axis bending...
I have seen conditions at barns where they are simply through bolted to the posts. I personally would not have an issue with this, as long as you are able to get your connection to work.
