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Truss in Scissor Lift

03/22/2007 12:48 PM

can the trusses principle be used for the scissor lift links. and can the trusses link calculation can be used for the scissor lift.

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#1

Re: Truss in Scissor Lift

03/23/2007 11:38 AM

yes, why not

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Re: Truss in Scissor Lift

03/23/2007 12:25 PM

Trusses do not work in Tension so you need more than just a truss

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Re: Truss in Scissor Lift

03/23/2007 12:26 PM

Compression they don't work in Compression

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Re: Truss in Scissor Lift

03/28/2007 3:24 AM

No.

Truss analysis assumes no torque is applied at each node, thus members are in compression or tension only.

The rigid members making up a scissors lift are loaded in bending. The "frames" that make up a scissor lift are 4 sided, which is unstable and requires more contstraint to remain rigid.

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Re: Truss in Scissor Lift

08/28/2007 3:13 PM

The scissor lift arms are more like beams. u may consider the free body diagram and find out the loads at every hinge point and then take it as a beam in bending with the max stress at the center pin. take the requisite factor of safety

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