Distillation tower steel structure platform
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Hello everyone, I’m a beginner! I am currently designing a steel structure platform. The horizontal span is 10 meters, and the vertical span is 3.5 meters. 6 columns are installed, one every 5 meters horizontally. 2 floors, at elevations of 4.6 meters and 8.6 meters. On the second layer beam, another steel frame measuring 4 meters by 3.5 meters is erected, and it is not on the same axis as the columns on the lower layer! This framework has 2 levels, at elevations of 12.6 meters and 17.1 meters! The devices on the platform are very light – it’s mainly pedestrians! May I ask if it is acceptable to use HW200*200 steel sections for all columns and main beams? Diagonal braces L70*5 are installed on each floor.
It seems a bit small; you’d better do the calculations
In conjunction with the main framework structure, calculations shall be carried out using steel structure software; reliance on experience is not allowed. It’s not safe if it’s too small. It’s not cost-effective when it’s too large