Higher Colleges of Technology: MCE 2213 Complete Beam Design Project

This document presents a comprehensive beam design project for a structural engineering firm, focusing on selecting an appropriate beam for a given loading scenario. The project involves drawing accurate shear and moment diagrams, tentatively selecting a W-beam, and verifying the selection for maximum shear and bending stresses. The solution utilizes A36 steel with specified safety factors, performing calculations and analyses to determine stress at critical points. The project further validates the analytical results using MDSolids software and Autodesk Inventor for FEA simulation, comparing the results to ensure the beam's structural integrity. The document includes detailed calculations, diagrams, simulation data, and a discussion of the results, providing a complete solution to the beam design problem, showcasing the student's understanding of mechanics of materials principles and engineering design processes.