Design Example 5. Account for stiffness contribution of adjacent beams
Design Example 5. Account for stiffness contribution of adjacent beams
by estimating the total effective number of beams:
N = 2.97 - 0.0578 (S / d ) + 2.56x10 (L /I )
eff
e
-8
4
t
6. Modify initial maximum amplitude Aot for the effect of adjacent beams:
A = A / N = 0.015"/1.92 = 0.0078"
o
ot
eff
N = 2.97 - 0.0578 (10'*12/4.3") + 2.56x10 [ (41 ft x 12) / (2648) ]
=1.92
eff
-8
4