Engineering load calculation - steel beam 100 x 50 RHS 4.0mm
Budget: $10 – $30 AUD
1) We have an airgap across 2 points of 2650mm wide.
2) We are going to put a steel beam across this gap. The steel beam is 100mm x 50mm RHS - thickness of 4.0mm. The 50mm dimension will be vertical, the 100mm dimension will be horizontal.
3) We are then going to put a scaffold leg/foot in the middle of the beam (the foot is 100mm x 100mm).
Project A - What is the safe working load of the steel beam - with a load concentrated over a 100mm x 100mm area, in the centre of the beam - i.e. centre point 1325mm from either side of gap.
Project B - It may need the scaffold system to have 2 legs along the beam length above the hole/air gap.
If the scaffold legs are 1800mm apart, with a foot print of 100mm x 100mm - then what is the safe maximum load on the steel beam. (In kg)
Calculations and theory working for Project A and Project B.
2) We are going to put a steel beam across this gap. The steel beam is 100mm x 50mm RHS - thickness of 4.0mm. The 50mm dimension will be vertical, the 100mm dimension will be horizontal.
3) We are then going to put a scaffold leg/foot in the middle of the beam (the foot is 100mm x 100mm).
Project A - What is the safe working load of the steel beam - with a load concentrated over a 100mm x 100mm area, in the centre of the beam - i.e. centre point 1325mm from either side of gap.
Project B - It may need the scaffold system to have 2 legs along the beam length above the hole/air gap.
If the scaffold legs are 1800mm apart, with a foot print of 100mm x 100mm - then what is the safe maximum load on the steel beam. (In kg)
Calculations and theory working for Project A and Project B.