Structural Metals Supply, Inc. has recently been contracted to design a beam for an overhead crane system. I would like you to conduct tests and provide verification of the beam deflection equations published in many textbooks and then use these equations to design a simply-supported steel or aluminum beam with a rectangular cross section to span 30 feet. The beam will support two equal crane loads of 10,000 pounds at 10 and 20 feet. The maximum beam deflection should be less than L/360. Please provide the least expensive solution using current commodity prices for steel ($1.03/lb) and aluminum ($1.12/lb). To ensure stability of the beam, the maximum height to width ratio of the cross section should be h/b = 2.0. Please use a factor of safety of 1.5 against yielding and use published values for yield strength and modulus of elasticity. Please provide the width (b) and height (h) of your recommended beam to the nearest half inch. Also, consider the self-weight of the beam in your design.
Structural Metals Supply, Inc. has recently been contracted to design a beam for an overhead crane system. I would like you to conduct tests and provide verification of the beam deflection equations published in many textbooks and then use these equations to design a simply-supported steel or aluminum beam with a rectangular cross section to span 30 feet. The beam will support two equal crane loads of 10,000 pounds at 10 and 20 feet. The maximum beam deflection should be less than L/360. Please provide the least expensive solution using current commodity prices for steel ($1.03/lb) and aluminum ($1.12/lb). To ensure stability of the beam, the maximum height to width ratio of the cross section should be h/b = 2.0. Please use a factor of safety of 1.5 against yielding and use published values for yield strength and modulus of elasticity. Please provide the width (b) and height (h) of your recommended beam to the nearest half inch. Also, consider the self-weight of the beam in your design.
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value for modulus of elasticty for steel is 29000 ksi and for aluminum it is 10000ksi. yield strength for steel is 36 ksi and yield strength for aluminum is 37 ksi
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