Daria
Structural
- Nov 5, 2001
- 11
I would like your opinion on the following:
Consider 2 ft. long outrigger 3x3 angles @ 24” centers.
One end of the outriggers is fixed and the other end is free.
At the free end of all outriggers there is a continuous Unistrut channel supporting a moving track with a hung load of 2 Kips say.
Assume the capacity of each outrigger is only 1 Kip.
As the load moves directly under each outrigger tip, does failure occur in the outrigger or does some of the load distribute to the adjacent outriggers because of the continuous beam action of the Unistrut?
Thanks in advance for your comments.
DK
Consider 2 ft. long outrigger 3x3 angles @ 24” centers.
One end of the outriggers is fixed and the other end is free.
At the free end of all outriggers there is a continuous Unistrut channel supporting a moving track with a hung load of 2 Kips say.
Assume the capacity of each outrigger is only 1 Kip.
As the load moves directly under each outrigger tip, does failure occur in the outrigger or does some of the load distribute to the adjacent outriggers because of the continuous beam action of the Unistrut?
Thanks in advance for your comments.
DK