ME 462 Capstone Design

Group Members: Kelly Moore, Bart Sudho, Danny Compton,

Katie !ai""o, Mary Crou#her
$d%isors: Dr& 'ie Chen and Dr& (oger Knutson
)2 De#meber 2**+
!ntrodu#tion

Ba#,ground

Design -b.e#ti%es

Material Sele#tion

Cost E%aluation

Con#ept Design

/rodu#t E%aluation

Con#lusion

(e#ommendations

$ns0er 1uestions
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En%ironmentally 2riendly !nitiati%es

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Solutions
/reliminary Design
Customer (e:uirements

9ra%el +; M/7

Support (ene0able Energy Sour#e

Easy $ssembly

Easy Maintenan#e

Smooth (ail 9ransition

$ppearan#e

Support )6*,*** lb load

Minimi"e Stopping 9ime

Minimi"e Cost

Minimi"e En%ironmental Ee#ts

Engineering
(e:uirements

Minimi"e (esistan#e <(ail=

Ma>imi"e $llo0able Stress <Stru#ture=

E:uipment 7ours

8abor 7ours

Minimi"e (ail 7eight Dieren#e

/ubli# $ppearan#e (ating

Ma>imi"e $llo0able Stress <(ail=

Ma>imi"e $llo0able Stopping 2or#e

Minimi"e Cost

Minimi"e En%ironmental Ee#ts on Material

Column Support

Bo> beam

Con#rete base

Bolted to #ross5
support
Cross Support

Bo> beam

Bolted to
#olumn

Supports rails
Standard !5Beam ?2+ >
36@

Standard Si"e

!nternal height
e:ual to 2;&43
in#hes

2its standard 22
in#h tire diameter
Column Support
$ssembly

$ll parts bolted

and 0elded
2ull $ssembly
9ypes o4 Steel

90o #ommon types used: $S9M $AA2 and

$S9M ;@@

More #ommon steel types redu#e #ost

7igh strength, lo0 alloy steel, 0hi#h used

re#y#led metals

Sa%es on #ost o4 manu4a#turing

En%ironmentally 4riendly
/hysi#al /roperties
ASTM A588 ASTM A992
Contains Chromium 4or
0eather resistan#e
Made using A;B re#y#led
material
De%elops o>ide #oating !ne>pensi%e
;* ,si yield strength ;* ,si yield strength
Stru#tural Steel
ASTM A-588 ASTM A-992
Price per cwt from
Nucor-Yamato Steel
C;)&)* C46&6*
Price per 80ft Beam C64@3&@; C;A+)&32
Price diference per
ection
C;)2&;3
/ri#e Comparison

Consider long term maintenan#e and repair

#ost

Dorth0estern Eni%ersity e>periment

$AA2 #orrodes 64B more o%er time than $;@@

$AA2 0ould last less than hal4 as long as $;@@

<0eathering steel=
Duts and Bolts
!uantit" #ecription
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Price
Total
Price
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Grade @ /lain $lloy Steel 7e> 7ead Cap
S#re0 )5)F@G5+ 9hread, 6G 8ength
C+&)6
Ea#h
C343&6@
24
Grade @ /lain $lloy Steel 7e> 7ead Cap
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C6&2;
Ea#h
C);*&**
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Si"e, )5))F)6G ?idth, 3)F32G 7eight, /a#,s o4
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C;@;&4@
8oading <Stru#ture=

Dead0eight 8oad

@*,*** lbs <3;;@6@

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per (ail

Bra,ing 2or#e

A&@ mFs
2
I @*,*** lbs

2i>ed Supports

Base J Ground
!nter4a#e

-pen End (ails

E:ui%alent Stress
<Stru#ture=

Ma>imum

;&;3e
+
/a
Shear Stress <Stru#ture=

Ma>imum

2&@) e
+
/a
9otal De4ormation
<Stru#ture=

Ma>imum

)6&+; mm

8o#ation

Mid5span
2a#tor o4 Sa4ety
<Stru#ture=

Minimum

6&);

8o#ation

Beam5
Dear Conne#tion
2atigue $nalysis <Beam=
8oading <Beam=

Dead0eight load

4*,*** lbs
per 2lange

2i>ed Supports

-pen Ends o4
Beam
9otal De4ormation <Beam=

Ma>imum

A&; mm
2atigue 8i4e <Beam=

Minimum

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2atigue li4e e>#eeded @&* e 2atigue li4e e>#eeded @&* e

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Designed to easily integrate rene0able energy Designed to easily integrate rene0able energy
sour#es sour#es
Stru#ture Span 8ength

/reliminary 9esting

8arger Beam

3A in& !nterior
Beam height

2a#tor o4 Sa4ety
!n#reased to A&;3

Custom Beam

Standard Si"e Dot

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