plate size

[Pol_13]

Good morning to all,
I'm a new user and I'm addressing the immense knowledge of the community to solve a problem that I can't handle.
the structure that I have to realize is mainly composed of two sheets boxed in c40 that act as shoulders, connected between them by 4 rods always in c40 (imagine two boxes of the shoes put one in front of the other standing with the long side as height). the problem is that I do not know how to dimensional the thickness of the sheets that make up the shoulders, taking into account that on the face turned inside (the one on which the rods are bound) a window will be drawn on which a small support will be supported (shaft clamp) and therefore will be discarded the weight of the cylinder supported by the two supports.
what approach should I apply to estimate sheet thickness?

 

[MBT]

Good morning to all,
I'm a new user and I'm addressing the immense knowledge of the community to solve a problem that I can't handle.
the structure that I have to realize is mainly composed of two sheets boxed in c40 that act as shoulders, connected between them by 4 rods always in c40 (imagine two boxes of the shoes put one in front of the other standing with the long side as height). the problem is that I do not know how to dimensional the thickness of the sheets that make up the shoulders, taking into account that on the face turned inside (the one on which the rods are bound) a window will be drawn on which a small support will be supported (shaft clamp) and therefore will be discarded the weight of the cylinder supported by the two supports.
what approach should I apply to estimate sheet thickness?

Good morning to you
First of all... The plates are not boxed. at most, they are boxed in sheet!!! !
of the clarification... the answer is not simple!
You say there's a window to get us a support... Where does this cylinder come from?
is the effort purely radial? is there only the sheet without reinforcements and/or ribs? where is the force ? what distance is between this window (with support) and the area where the force is contrasted?
Why are the sheets in c40? how the boxes are made (the c40 is hardly weldable... What are you talking about? are sufficient for the mounting screws of the supports? ? ?

 

[Pol_13]

thanks to the quick mbt answer, I try to answer your details so maybe you can help me.
- the cylinder will be parallel to the tie rods and will affix on the two straight supports, so it will have pins (specifically shaped) passing inside these two supports;
- the effort is directed perpendicularly to the ground down, as the force agent is the weight force of the cylinder itself (we speak about 4000 kg approximately);
- the force discharges on a welded plate perpendicular to the shoulder inside the window: on this dish is bolted the ritto support;
- the force must be contrasted by the thickness of the sheet and its boxed shape;
- the plates are welded only in correspondence of the folds, but these welds have no structural function but only aesthetic to make the vision of the shoulder homogeneous;
- we talk about thicknesses of 10 mm;
- is enough because the supports are bolted to the saucer above.
right for information expertise, canned is an adjective that defines a specific form and as such is applicable to the noun sheet; if you use it as a noun then it is correct to use your wording.

 

[MBT]

I don't know other users... But I'm getting a little...
scheme? ? ? ?

 

[Pol_13]

I hope it will be helpful