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  1. tartanss

    steel frame to support 50 tons

    Your probably right hokie that would eliminate a lot of problems. So I can go away and re-design. Is there a table anywhere to give me load bearings on multiple frames as opposed to only one beam, but for safety maybe I should calculate weight on one. The Platform is for holding a 50tonne boat...
  2. tartanss

    steel frame to support 50 tons

    This is the structure. The load will be concentrated towards the middle. The spacing of beams and the design of drain facility was earlier option. ends of beams welded to solid structure. Robhttp://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=f4597b79-9c14-4724-9f76-ed4cf0e5f254&file=beams_3.jpg
  3. tartanss

    steel frame to support 50 tons

    Thanks guys yep Its a tricky one. Am in Thailand and hard to find a structural engineer but have some leeds to follow. I grew up with imperial but man metric is so much simpler and accurate. 1mm or lets talk 1/24"<> Cheers
  4. tartanss

    steel frame to support 50 tons

    Hi this is my first post but have read many very interesting and helpful replies to posts made here. I am trying to design a frame for a platform to carry 50 tonnes(50,000kgs). The platform is 20mts long and 8mts wide. I cannot find computations for a spread load over a few of the beams. Also...
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