Mar 11, 2004 #1 PEStructural Structural Oct 17, 2002 128 I am designing a cast iron column base plate and I was wondering if anyone knew what the allowable bending stress is? Factor of safety?
I am designing a cast iron column base plate and I was wondering if anyone knew what the allowable bending stress is? Factor of safety?
Mar 11, 2004 #2 SlideRuleEra Structural Jun 2, 2003 5,528 Old books are a valuable resource. Info from table in "Civil Engineering Handbook", Editor L.C. Urquhart, Copyright 1934: Gray Cast Iron 450 lb/ft^3 Modulus of Elasticity Tension or Compression: 15x10^6 psi Shear (torsion): 6x10^6 psi Ultimate Strength Tension: 25x10^3 psi Compression: 100x10^3 psi Shear: 25x10^3 psi Allowable Stress Tension: 4x10^3 psi Compression: 16x10^3 psi Shear: 4x10^3 psi This is the entire listing for gray cast iron information in this reference. Hope it is of help. Upvote 0 Downvote
Old books are a valuable resource. Info from table in "Civil Engineering Handbook", Editor L.C. Urquhart, Copyright 1934: Gray Cast Iron 450 lb/ft^3 Modulus of Elasticity Tension or Compression: 15x10^6 psi Shear (torsion): 6x10^6 psi Ultimate Strength Tension: 25x10^3 psi Compression: 100x10^3 psi Shear: 25x10^3 psi Allowable Stress Tension: 4x10^3 psi Compression: 16x10^3 psi Shear: 4x10^3 psi This is the entire listing for gray cast iron information in this reference. Hope it is of help.
