Strength of a steel 55 Gal drum
 

On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:15:17 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:48:06 -0500, lid wrote:

Good info to know. Thanks.
Normally, I would rest the boat's weight on the keel so the stands (or
drums) would be there more for balance than support. But my boat has
a stub keel that houses a centerboard and I'll need working room
underneath it to lower the centerboard at least partially. So that's
why the weight will all be on the stands/drums.
And thanks.....

On a humorous note, quick calculations reveal that if you fill each
drum with concrete and rebar, they should support in excess of
2,000,000 lbs each. :-)


That is round a bout 2800 psi/sq. inch, isn't it? Whatcha going to use
to stand it on :-?



Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Strength of a steel 55 Gal drum
 

Bruce wrote:
On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:15:17 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:48:06 -0500, lid wrote:

Good info to know. Thanks.
Normally, I would rest the boat's weight on the keel so the stands (or
drums) would be there more for balance than support. But my boat has
a stub keel that houses a centerboard and I'll need working room
underneath it to lower the centerboard at least partially. So that's
why the weight will all be on the stands/drums.
And thanks.....
On a humorous note, quick calculations reveal that if you fill each
drum with concrete and rebar, they should support in excess of
2,000,000 lbs each. :-)


That is round a bout 2800 psi/sq. inch, isn't it? Whatcha going to use
to stand it on :-?



Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Good thought. That pressure's even higher than a woman's stiletto heel.
Hopefully not on an airliner's passenger floor then :-)

Brian W

Strength of a steel 55 Gal drum
 

On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:44:10 +0700, Bruce
wrote:

On a humorous note, quick calculations reveal that if you fill each
drum with concrete and rebar, they should support in excess of
2,000,000 lbs each. :-)


That is round a bout 2800 psi/sq. inch, isn't it? Whatcha going to use
to stand it on :-?

Good question, different problem. :-)

Deep-driven pilings? Footings excavated to bedrock? I-beam latice?

PS, I'm not a civil engineer, just playing one on the internet. :-)

I was once working on a boat supported by steel drums . As we progressed it got steadily heavier, til one day while we were standing on deck, they all collapsed simultaneously.
They were empty. Had they been filed with water and the bung screwed in, they would have supported all the weight we could have put on. Unlike air, water doesn't compress.

Strength of a steel 55 Gal drum
 

Did u get your trailer out

Strength of a steel 55 Gal drum
 

On Fri, 9 Feb 2018 18:24:06 -0800 (PST), wrote:
Did u get your trailer out

Unfortunately no. And thanks for asking. The project is still on my
things to do list, but bumped down in priority due to aging and health
problems.... among other issues. I still have the drums and hope to
get back to the boat project someday if I live long enough. Otherwise,
the project could fall to one of my unfortunate heirs. In my will
though, I'll point to this thread for guidance. There's some good info
here that an unfortunate heir is going to need. ;-)
(but hopefully I'll get back to it myself at some point)

Strength of a steel 55 Gal drum
 

On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:44:10 +0700, Bruce
wrote:
That is round a bout 2800 psi/sq. inch, isn't it? Whatcha going to use
to stand it on :-?

Good point.
Something very very solid and stable.