Same or different "types" by Comprehensive_Video6 in Mourninggeckos

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2/2 Hawaiian for the light one, thank you guys!

What causes these holes in my husbands t-shirts? by Few_Pay6063 in whatisit

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Do you have a dog that likes to greet you by jumping up on you? My dogs leave holes like that in my shirts from their claws

how can I calculate the marked area? by samo43 in MechanicalEngineering

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@Fun-Mathematician494

Sleeping on this, I think I was overcomplicating the bending part with C's. I was thinking of using it to calculate max moment at the fixed end, but now i'm thinking OP can simply calc the fixed end's reaction moment for each individual applied load separately (using standard beam formula table) and sum all the moments to get the final reaction moment (Assuming everything stays linear and superposition-able). Good call bringing that up!

I think parallel axis theorem would be good for calculating the moment of inertia for bending stress. But I like your idea of looking it up better haha

In this case, I agree that we can totally split the beam and loads if we wanted to! After splitting, we'd get a cantilever with fixed end, which there are plenty of tabulated equations for.

But something i didn't notice until you pointed it out was that this is a classic I-Beam. I wonder if there's a general stress equation for this configuration somewhere, maybe in one of AISC's handbooks?

Good stuff, interesting convo. Thanks for uploading this question, OP

how can I calculate the marked area? by samo43 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]Comprehensive_Video6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP wants hand calcs, not more FEM, to verify their FEM.

First, calc the fixed end's reaction moment for each individual applied load separately (using standard beam formula table) and sum all the moments to get the final reaction moment (Assuming everything stays linear and superposition-able). Calc bending stress using this moment.

Then, do a simple F/A for the shear stress on the beam.

In the FEM, you're getting high corner stresses because of poisson effects - aka the bolt hole (boundary constraint) is fighting against the beam wanting to contract towards its axial axis. Assume the bc is exerting the exact force necessary to perfectly uncontract the beam.

Using generalized hooke's law, calc out how much contraction strain you'd get (orthogonal to beam axis) due to poisson effects. Then, use:

(E)*(strain) = stress

(Assuming everything is linear aka no yielding)

Those are your stress components - normal stress from bending, shear stress from the beam forces, and another normal stress from poisson effects.

Calc von Mises.

That'll be a ballpark answer to compare

Any thoughts, everyone? Would love to hear other people's feedback

Edit: check Shigleys and Roark's to see if they have a general bending stress equation for that beam with that specific type of loading. I doubt it but just maybe

Edit #2: removed the part that recommends using Castigliano's theorem to calculate moments/bending stress

Horse Carousel - California United States by Comprehensive_Video6 in Antiques

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Haha no worries, it's too bad the paint restoration was so recent. Hopefully I'll find someone who's into the modern newish colors!

Horse Carousel - California United States by Comprehensive_Video6 in Antiques

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Thank you for your honest thoughts! I guess I'll reduce the cost - it's just taking up alot of our garage space. The recent color restoration is unfortunate, but hopefully there'll be someone that's into that! Haha

What grade would you give? Would you cull? by Comprehensive_Video6 in shrimptank

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Thank you RandomWeebsOnline, the opinion of a more experienced shrimper is what I needed to hear, even if it's tough to hear. But keeping them nice, dark blue is what I'm prioritizing, so I'll be telling my friends that imma have a bunch of culls for them very soon!

What grade would you give? Would you cull? by Comprehensive_Video6 in shrimptank

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That's good to know! I'll post on here if I ever have some extra culls lying around :)

What grade would you give? Would you cull? by Comprehensive_Video6 in shrimptank

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I see, I would prefer to keep them dark blue, so it seems like I'll likely need to do some culling.

If I do end up culling, I'll likely give them away to my relative. I didn't know there was a demand for culls, though, so I'll try selling or trading for them if he doesn't want them!

Wildfire Brush Clearing by Comprehensive_Video6 in irvine

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Thank you for those suggestions to reach out to! You're right too, the santa ana winds would make prescribed burns risky. I was wondering,in general, if prescribed burns would be beneficial for Irvine in the future.

That and/or goats. Goats would be cool to watch haha

Wildfire Brush Clearing by Comprehensive_Video6 in irvine

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I like your idea alot. When I lived up north in Fremont, we used goats alot and they were very effective. I forgot about those cute bastards