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Originally Posted by Chris is me
Ah. Did you use any kind of analysis to come to this conclusion? I'm trying to learn all I can here.  |
Not on this specific piece, though I re-designs our kicker plate (under roughly 300 lbf) to make it lighter and not deform. This was one of the things I frequently noticed.
This is with a continual .5 inch flange on the top and bottom, 100lbf, fixed constraints at the bolt holes.
http://picasaweb.google.com/11295163... 6928451693122
This with a 5 inch break in the top and bottom flanges, same load and constraints.
http://picasaweb.google.com/11295163... 6931950242546