Common Errors in Determining Temperature Effects in Steel Structures
Are you considering thermal effects in the steel structures you design? A building which is exposed to the elements might be an obvious example of a structure that will experience thermal changes, but are there other structures that should be investigated for possible thermal self-straining forces? How do engineers predict these forces and what does […]
Scissor Lift Wheel Loads: Can they be Combined?
Engineers are regularly faced with the dilemma of spending the extra time it takes to do complex hand calculations for a moving scissor lift to answer the contractor’s question: How much weight can the scissor lift carry? Can I save some time and just combine these wheel loads? Or can I simplify the calculations and […]