Tim Wescott wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:00:35 -0800, los730 wrote:
im a student making a i beam from scratch i need to know the weight i
can hold them without having deflection dimensions are 1/8" steel 3'
in the midddle 3' top and bottom if any one has info they can help plz
contact me
Zero, zip, nada, none.
Add one extra hydrogen atom to the middle of your beam, and there'll be
some infinitesimal amount of bending to go with it.
Worse, the beam will deflect under its own weight. A thin enough,
long enough beam will collapse under its own weight!
Jon