Cantilever Beam Design
Design a cantilevered I-beam to carry a distributed load of 30 kN. Conduct a stress analysis of the original beam. The original cross section is shown to the right. Optimize the beam by determining the lowest cross sectional area subject to two design criteria: the lowest factor of safety can be 5 and the maximum deflection of the beam can be 75 mm. The student may vary the flange width and/or height. However, the width and depth of the upper and lower flanges MUST be equal in each design. The student may also vary the web width and/or height. The student will also develop a PowerPoint presentation of the results. Contributed by Jeffrey J. Brown, Washington.
Lesson Plan: SolidWorks-Lesson-BeamDesign.doc
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