Thanks DimJim, seems a little oversimplified though. So what you are saying is if we put a sheet of .001 steel down that is 1 inch by 1 inch, we get the same result as 1/4 inch thick plate? I guess the question was not clearly stated. How do we determine the proper size and thickness of the...
We use air pallets to move heavy loads, but when we set the load down it causes a point load on the concrete slab. The desire is to dissipate the point load by providing a metal plate to set the point load down on that would spread the load out over the concrete. The problem is calculating the...
We use air pallets to move heavy loads, but when we set the load down it causes a point load on the concrete slab. The desire is to dissipate the point load by providing a metal plate to set the point load down on that would spread the load out over the concrete. The problem is calculating the...