Spacing of supports under concentrated loads
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Suppose there are several concentrated loads on a pipe, and one does not want to over-design the supports; therefore, supports are installed at the beginning and end, so that all the concentrated loads fall within these two supports. I would like to ask everyone: aside from ensuring that the spacing between supports is less than or equal to the allowable span of the pipeline, how should the spacing between two supports be calculated?
This stress plate might be better discussed
By referring to standards or textbooks, I can teach you a simple method: convert the concentrated load into an equivalent pipe length, and you’ll know the answer.
This post was last edited by jeffen911 on 2017-3-29 at 13:40. Let’s keep being kind people~ In essence, it can be understood as treating the concentrated load as if it were a uniformly distributed load. :lol
I haven’t been online recently, which is why I saw your reply only now. Thank you very much for your helpful assistance. There’s one thing I don’t understand: who does the F represent in terms of force? Where does the table provided come from?
A simply supported beam or continuous beam model can be used to calculate whether the stress and deflection are within the limits permitted by the codes.