Nothing at all to do with sheep...
Nothing at all to do with sheep...
In this part we consider adding a parallel flanged channel (PFC) or I-Section to the flange of an I-Section. This configuration is used quite often for crane rails (for adding a channel) to deal with lateral thrusts from a runway…
In this part we cover adding a tee to the flange of an I-Section. It’s a good way of increasing the bending resistance of a beam or stiffening it up if you’re improving the deflection performance as there’s a good…
In this part we cover slapping some plates on the sides of an I-Section before unleashing the welder to make some fire. But first I wanted to touch on an important aspect, in the previous post we discussed the strengthening…
In this part we cover welding a flat plate to a flange. Firstly, a couple of housekeeping issues….. Most people (and commercial software) approach the calculation of properties for built-up shapes by slapping a plate hard against the section resulting…
Over on Eng-Tips forum, the question seems to come up quite regularly regarding the calculation of certain steel member section properties when you’re in the situation of having to strengthen a member with added reinforcement. Usually, the question is related…