Posted 2/23/2013 16:15 (#2920657 - in reply to #2920627) Subject: RE: care to explain that?
Hazelton, Kansas
Pokey,
You got it.
Failure on the tension side is usually relatively straightforward, but failure on the compression side MAY be more complicated, as Euler column-type folding and instability can occur. So the web IS important. Also, ag equipment loadings are seldom in only one direction, and torsion is often involved, so things can get complicated in a hurry.
Square vs. rectangle? Tube bridge physics.
