What are the point weights between 4 legs.
My 2nd floor can only support 100 sq-in/lbs.
What type of metal, how large surface area and thickness plate is required to keep my 5000lbs point weight requirements to be below 100 sq-in/lbs
2007-05-04 03:43:27 · 1 answers · asked by honker 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
You're talking about floor loading which is measured like a pressure. If you had a metal plate which didn't deform (bend) and if your floor supports 100 lbs per square inch, you would need a total floor contact area of 5000/100 or 50 sq inches. Which is a plate that's just over 7 x 7 inches. Or if you distributed the load over the 4 legs you would need 50/4 or 12.5 square inches per leg or legs that are roughly 3.5 inches on each side.
Added - By the way, check the loading number. That says that for a square foot, you could support 14,400 lbs which seems awfully high.
2007-05-04 03:50:53 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋