appreciate the response, I will do some more research into soil/tool interaction to see if I can find some data. we actually ended up estimating a tool load, so is nice to hear there is some consensus in the approach.
cheers
Hi,
I am working on a piece of earthmoving equipment, and have a general question to put out there regarding fixtures.
for context think of the machine as a box grader. the area of interest is the supporting cutting edge, which is supported by evenly spaced spars...
thanks for your thoughts all, human909, no dramas with you exploring/expanding on what others have said, appreciate you taking the time to contribute.
I expand on the explanation of where I was coming from with my FOS comment. my interpretation is that over time, the transport industry has...
Hi Greg,
interesting. so are you able to shed any insight in what you choose as the design basis in those situations? i.e. if testing shows 6 x dead load, do you then use that, or is it far to impractical?
I would love to be able to conduct physical testing, and down the track we will, but...
my thoughts are
- Don't allow someone's rude/abrupt approach influence you, take a step back, reflect on whether there is something you can change to get a better outcome for your company and yourself (in terms of adjusting how you work/interact with this person, then try to implement. there is...
A question I have been wanting to put out there to other engineers for a while...
For structures with live/dead loads that are known values, the design process is 'fairly' straight forward depending on the code/standard being used.
In this instance I am going to use earth moving...
