On October 6, 2018 at 2:15 AM Thomas Knapp <thomasknapp@...> wrote:?
Archie,
Yes, the quarter point is a simplistic analysis of a uniform load, but is close enough to distributing the bending moments and works quite well with a ladder frame with cross members at a nominal spacing of one foot. Tom K.
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In my 81 years in model railroading, and as a retired mech. engr. I have never worried about 'bending' of a module -- if it's that heavy with plaster, etc. then it's probably not portable anyway, and common sense says no one is going to place something heavy on it.
Max on Cape Cod
