They wouldn't object, but it's basically impossible. These rails stick out of a pressure vessel. There's a door that closes over it, with two pockets to capture the rails. The only possible solution would be temporary stands that they put underneath each rail. This isn't impossible, but would be...
The deflection would be minimal. I'm estimating less than 1/16".
Not to get too far into the weeds, but the reason they want to leave this as a cantilever is because they are having a problem with the existing set up. The left hand side with the slab sits on a hydraulic lift. It comes up to...
@r13, I've attached a quick sketch.
@Ideem, I guess what I'm wondering is if it's even permitted, given that rail steel is a hardened steel, and therefore more brittle, especially because it will be loaded cyclically. I've never seen a crane rail that is anything other than continuously...
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...
