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I am a design summer intern at Spartan Super way. I have a really interesting task of learning the properties of beams when subjected to bending.

As it is my first week at Super way, I am starting off with recalling basics in mechanics of solids and theory of beams. I have also looked into advantages of concrete filled tubes over steel and concrete tubes when under compression and bending.  


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Solomon’s knot design is preferred over other designs to avoid slipping between concrete and steel.
This also helps in reducing the probability of  fracture in sheet metal when subjected to bending. 

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We want to perform both simulation and FEA analysis on the Solomon's knot composite beam to compare the deflection results.
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Next steps involve running simulation on basic models. End step would be to attain the stiffness value of a full scale Solomon’s knot composite beam.

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That's all for today folks!
Will be back with more updates :)



  



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