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MEMORANDUM

10 May 2001
Bergvik Flooring: USA

Guard-rail at stair

Presumptions
Guard-rail at stair from drawing 37-2100.
Material: aluminium (SS 4104-06) with a yield limit, s=170 MPa
Pillar: square pipe (45x45x3 mm)
Guard-rail: circular pipe (45x2 mm)
Loads: 900 N (90 kg = 200 lb) vertically and horizontally, earthquake.
Scope
Find the maximum stress and reaction forces.

pm01e 1999-09-20

Results
Guard rail [9+10]: max equivalent stress
Pillar-holder [16]: max reaction force
Foot [2]:
max reaction force
max reaction moment

max
Rmax
Rmax
Mmax

= 67 MPa < s OK!


= 1.6 kN
= 1.1 kN
= 177 Nm

SWECO Industriteknik AB
Mechanical Engineering / CAE

Patrik Blix

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Project 5540213; PAJA
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