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Thank you for all the responses. It has helped me understand alot more than i did previously. I very much appreciate all the comments. Ron180

The machine is a brokk, so it will be tracks that go over the steel plate. As the brokk may carry stones etc, im assuming a point load distribution for worst case scenairo. Thank you

I have a 300 mm diameter hole in the ground surrounded by concrete. This hole will have a steel plate placed on top of it, to allow vehicle transport over it. I need to get a machine of weight 2.5 tonnes across this hole safely without any bending of the steel plate. How would i calculate the...