Category: Stress Flow / Hand Calcs

Rarely have I blown away by something, but in this case I was. I remember it like it was yesterday when we talked about Shear-Moment diagrams in our Strength of Materials Class. Wow, what a cool...

So I really have no one to blame for this but myself; I am 100% responsible. However, a special thanks to Dr. Tommie Thompson for making me never forget what a Section Modulus is. (Yeah, I still...

Early in my engineering career, I was overwhelmed by the complexity of the things I was trying to design and calculate. Being a novice, I clammed up and did nothing. On one particular project, an...

If you are an engineer who designs weldments or mangages those who do, you need to be on the lookout for these words. Every time these words are uttered, they cost you money. Lots of money! These...

Steel and Aluminum are the two most popular materials when it comes to making structures. Yet, steel seems to win more. One of the ways that it beats Aluminum is in fatigue because aluminum does not...

Several times in my career, I have come across this very unique stress pattern when dealing with holes that are subject to shear stress. Let's unpack this and see what causes it and how to fix...