Apply a temperture load to the sling member to elongate the sling. Then check the sling tension loads and iterate the temperature loads as needed to get the sling loads to the desired percentage of gravity load.
Does anyone know of an accepted formula or standard for reducing the strength of A325 quenched and tempered bolts once they have been welded to carbon steel? I know AISC says that quenched and tempered bolts should not be heated or welded, but I was looking into some old files and saw that a...
Besides the dropped tool/item train of thought, one of the reasons our HSE group requires a toe/kick plate on an access platform, landing, or catwalk is to keep the end user from falling from the walking surface by slipping between the lowest rung of the handrail and top of walking surface. Not...