Structural Engineering

[Ruger22C]

I am building a subwoofer box, and want to learn how to make the best bracing per volume, etc.

What's a good structural engineering tutorial/book/etc for what I'm doing?

Thanks.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Structural engineering has little in common with sound engineering. I think you'd be better off with a book on cabinetry. But, then again, it's your project and you should do what you enjoy.

 

[Ruger22C]

Which ever will teach me the most on how much rigidity, supported weight, etc from various methods/shape of bracing.

So cabinetry, any suggestions on a source?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I'm a fan of both Roy Underhill and Norm Abrams.

 

[deadlyapp]

I'm trying to decide if structural is really what you want. I suppose it'd work. You're going to want to find the pressure and therefore force exerted on the walls of the box and then you can find the deflection and based on that decide whether or not bracing is necessary.

This isn't something you can "just pick up" What I just mentioned above is quite a few different steps.

 

[FleshLight]

Better to just get Solidworks and start running FEA on various designs and materials.

 

[Ruger22C]

FEA?