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Questions relating to or the engineering application of a device that must withstand a loading via deflection, stresses, resistance to buckling, or natural frequencies.

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How to design safely collapsing buildings?

Background—Currently, buildings seem to be designed to be strong enough to not fall upon dangerous events, such as earthquakes. This makes them expensive, and out of the reach of poor places. Poor ...
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Beam deflection for FEA model validation

I'm trying to validate an FE model that I'm using by comparing to a simplified analytical solution to the problem. The part I'm analyzing is a lug that is constrained on one end and has a point load ...
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Does yield point of steel depend on thickness?

I have two different plates of different thickness and I need to calculate yield point. Does yield point of steel plate changes with changing of plate thickness?
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Calculating the plastic section modulus, Z, of an arc of a circle

I am trying to find a simplified formula for determining the plastic section modulus, Z, of an arc of a circle. In my case, I have a 20" diameter 0.375" thick pipe and I am cutting a 6" ...
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Lateral load calculation at the bottom of an arch

I am trying to find out how much lateral thrust an arch produces when applying a load evenly distributed across its span. There are a lot of 'complex' models around and full analysis done case by case ...
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How is a room structurally suspended above a garage cutout?

The garage of this cavity wall (outer brick layer wall, inner concrete load bearing wall) new build uk house is a cutout directly below a room. i'm confused because this obviously interrupts the ...
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Is the AISC's Steel Construction Manual's out of plane "special case" valid for all weld groups?

In the AISC's Steel Construction Manual Table 8-4 "Coefficients C for Eccentrically Loaded Weld Groups", it mentions the Special Case where the load is not in plane with the weld group. ...
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Rectangular pressure vessel

I'm trying to find a theory reference for stress and deformation analysis of a closed rectangular pressure vessels with constant thickness subjected to pressure loads. By now, my test case would be ...
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How long would it take for the Brooklyn Bridge to collapse if the four main cables were cut where they connect to the ground? [closed]

How much time would the people on the Brooklyn Bridge have to get off if all four main cables failed simultaneously? Are we talking about an immediate collapse the second the cables are severed, or ...
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Structure Grid for a building with irregular shape

I am making a building block with the shape as outlined in yellow in the attached capture, as for the structure I am not sure how to place the loadbearing poles and I could use some help
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Looking to make a retractable disco ball

I am looking to make a disco ball that sits in its normal position, attached to a ceiling, but to be able to hit a switch and it track upwards at a 90° angle to be hidden horizontally in a case. I am ...
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Displacement as a function of the force and the properties of the frame I and J

I was wondering how you would find the stiffness matrix of a triangular frame with unknown angles. A little context The pumpjack model involves a triangular frame on which the rocking beam is ...
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Calculation of Drone Fuselage Natural Frequencies

I'm looking to do a frequency analysis of a fixed-wing drone. The goal is to calculate the first few natural frequencies of the fuselage to verify there is no resonance with the wing structural/...
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Jibs fastening in a frame structure

I need to make a demountable frame for cycling trials: I want to make it based on steel profile square tubes: The design must have variable dimensions and slopes. I guess provide variable dimensions ...
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How to support the columns of a second level of an hypaethral building with reduction in space by height?

In this multi-leveled hypaethral building model there is a problem that the columns of the second floor aren't directly situated on the columns of the first floor. How to support the columns of the ...
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With respects to the North Channel (Irish Channel), has a causeway ever been proposed for a crossing?

Former UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson raised the issue of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland; his impromptu estimate of £15 billion was probably a little wide of the mark. The issues are ...
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How to determine the flexibility coefficent of this six member truss using the unit-load method?

I'm studying the Flexibility method described in the book "Matrix analysis of framed structures" by James M. Gere but I'm having a hard time understanding one of the examples. I'm stuck at ...
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Flat slab main bar direction longer or shorter

In flat slab system, say that the total length is 48m x 24m, column with drop panel with spacing of 6m... In this case , main bar outermost top bar (T1) and outermost bottom bar (B1) should be ...
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Fish tank stand - confirm if steel material will be suitable

Hi I would like to make a fish tank stand like the one in the photo. I have been scouring the internet for an answer to how thick the material I select should be, in either SHS or RHS. I was thinking ...
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What will the reaction forces of a support be in case of an angled cable

If a cable is attached to a support on each side, and there is a load acting on it somewhere along its length. Is there going to be a vertical reaction force only if the the cable is angled?
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Compound angle for support tri-beam / double knee brace

I'm trying to determine the most structurally sound way to construct a support beam for a serious treehouse. There are four options I've mocked up below - the first two are individual knee brace ...
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Resultant Forces in a vertical rod

This is a pretty basic question. So in the below figure is the representation of prismatic column. The forces are represented as P1 and P2. let x be an arbitrary cross section between A and B. The ...
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is a rebar arch structure a good idea?

I am thinking of building a simple shaded Arch for agriculture. I have an idea of building it with 30 ft sections of rebar that I will bend into a rough art shape. I would then weld rebar ...
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Why are these food stretch films (LLDPE) holding one one-thousandth of the weight in reality than what is expected from the datasheet values?

I am trying to reproduce analytically the results found in this experiment where a weight of 3 x 5 lbs (6,8 kgs total) breaks the cling wrap (LLDPE) which is stretched over a medium size cooking pot. ...
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How to measure strength of stretch film on a mock up

Let's say I have an iron cube of 1 cubic meter and I want to make an aquarium out of it. To hold water I want to wind stretch plastic film around the walls of that experimental aquarium. Let's assume ...
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Force that a surface made of stretch film can sustain

I need to estimate the static spread force (Newton) that a plastic wrap wound around a given square frame (1 sq meter) can sustain. The stretch film has a given thickness (eg 17 microns ~ 63 gauge) ...
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Does the weight of a pilot exponentially affect the necessary weight of human-powered aircraft?

The MIT Daedalus, a human-powered craft, weighed about 31 kg. This was significantly lighter than its pilot during its record setting trip, though I can't confirm the pilot's exact weight. Still, this ...
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What is the most structurally supportive 3D Tessellation? The sort of thing you'd use to build chambers for an underground mansion

Hexagons are considered the strongest grid pattern, I believe, and that's why bees use them? They're an efficient use of space, with maximal structural integrity. I was wondering what a 3-dimensional ...
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How did this building's windows get like this?

I don't recall seeing the walls like this before, so I don't think it's just accumulated soilage. If it's wetness, what design flaw causes the windows to do that? Today was very hot and muggy so it's ...
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Square box welding with T joint, welded with stick welding

When joining two square box beams in Tee, is it enough to weld them in only three sides or I have to weld the full perimeter of the square? If those 3 sided weld are suppose to bear weight, how much ...
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Mechanism and static determinacy

I was doing exam question and am confused as to how to determine if the structure is a mechanism or not. Say that j = number of joints, r = total number of reactions, b = number of bars. For both (a) ...
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Symmetry to determine the support reactions of a statically indeterminate frame

The following is an indeterminate frame consisting of two beams that are rigidly connected to each other at the corner support. I want to find the support reactions. As far as I can see, this is a ...
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What is the cause of this cracking pattern in a simply supported beam?

Background On May 5th 2022, a bridge was struck in Brantford, Ontario, Canada by a commercial vehicle. This vehicle struck a reinforced concrete protection beam placed on the on-coming side for the ...
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Is it valid to solve for the young's modulus required for a given critical load with Euler Columns?

I am working on a problem for research that is about material choices. I was wondering if the following rearrangement of Euler columns would be a valid way to check to see if a material exists for a ...
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Analysing a multispan determinate beam by separating it into spans

Say we have the following indeterminate beam: We can make it determinate by adding a pin at B, and then adding back the bending moment at B which was destroyed by the pin: My lecture handouts then ...
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Steel bracket fixing spacers on a wall

What could I do to address the uneven vertical wall (not plumb) behind the bottom of the steel bracket? Would you fill in the gap with sand/cement and once dried tighten the bolt or use steel plates ...
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How do you calculate the maximum bending stress in a beam with different thickness along different parts on the beam?

Here is a practise question that I am working on. The beam has different thickness due to the supports in the middle. I would expect the maximum bending stress be away from the middle due to the ...
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If you have unlimited space, how many toilets can you put into a public restroom? [closed]

Are there structural limits or legal limits of any kind?
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How many more degrees of tilt can the Millennium Tower in San Francisco withstand before it becomes structurally unsound? [closed]

How many more degrees of tilt can the Millennium Tower in San Francisco withstand before it becomes structurally compromised/unsound? "...An examination in 2016 showed the building had sunk 16 ...
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Why does a jumping rope have no bending stiffness and compression stiffness?

Can anyone just tell me that why doesn't a jumping rope, or any other kind of rope, have any bending stiffness? If I hold one end of the rope in my hand, the rest of the rope will just fall. It won't ...
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A close coiled helical spring with torque acting about longitudinal axis

Consider a close coiled helical spring which is acted upon by a torque about its longitudinal axis as shown. I'm interested in knowing the effect of this torque on the spring wire. Here's my take: I ...
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Aluminum rivet used to join stainless steel and aluminum sheet

I am using Aluminum pop rivets to join stainless steel and aluminum sheet together. I am aware of the galvanic corrosion risk in this situation. Are there any other risks the joint may face over time ...
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Tension cable underneath rafter tie?

I just bought a new property with a large garage and I'm curious about the roof structure. The roof structure is supported entirely on the front/rear walls using rafter and collar ties. The rear wall ...
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Should we use Hooke's Law (that linearly relates stresses to strains) if the stiffness of body is changing during deformation?

Assume I have a slender cantilever beam, fixed at one end and force applied on the other. Now, during the deformation, we know that the beam's stiffness is going to change and the force-displacement ...
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Is a ship a statically indeterminate structure?

We can consider that a ship is a complex implementation of forces on a beam, that a ship is essentially a beam. The support is the buoyancy force which is continuous but it takes different values ...
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Double Integration Method

How can I solve this beam. I was able to find the moments of each section, from there I need help. Please if someone could help me. The method to use is Double Integration.
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What happens when we remove the load, in different regions of the stress strain diagram of mild steel?

A: Proportional limit| B: Elastic limit| C: Upper YP | D: Lower YP Let us say, the gage length was 100mm (random, just for the sake of understanding). I know that if I unload the body anywhere between ...
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Does the Superposition principle actually make sense in reality for a rod subjected to bending and axial force togehter?

Consider a rectangular rod, for example. I fix it from one end and apply a transverse force on the other (to cause bending) and also a axial force (lets just assume its compressive). Now, according to ...
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Mechanics: example of less mass/volume gives more strength

Lets assume we have a mechanical element from uniform material that is supposed to work in a static load conditions. Moreover lets assume there is no gravity or gravity is negligible. Are there any ...
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car steering to enter the parking lot [duplicate]

I would like to understand if a "typical" car could be able to turn in this space at the entrance to the underground garage. How can I set up my calculation? I have a 2.5 meter mouth at the ...
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