Design Advice Request.
Photo for general reference not final design.
Designing a rack to carry pallets. All joints will be welded.
I plan to use either 4x4 x 0.120 or 3x3 x 0.250 Tube Steel.
The Base Plates .500 1’ x 1’ will be attached to a Concrete Floor with 4, 0.875 concrete studs each.
I need each pallet rack to hold 4200lbs per shelf.
Pallets will be static but replaced with a forklift periodically.
Obviously everything depends on the welds and whether my 2 Vertical Posts are able to handle the load.
Some things I’d like help with is how do I calculate my weight limitation on a design like this?
Should I use 5x5 instead for my vertical and make everything else 3x3 .250?
u/Dependent_Narwhal — 6 days ago