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Don't guess I follow what that has to do with load on a plate. If this is the wrong place to ask a load question I understand.

We are building a carrier that will support the corner of a broken semi axle. Our front axles weigh 10,800lbs total and with weight transfer they come in at about 6,000lbs to the corner. Need to support the corner user the tire so we can transport into our shop when axle is locked up.

I have a load of 6,000lbs. that we need to support with minimal deflection. I missed this in my explanation earlier. If we need to goto a thicker piece of plate that can happen, kind of in the early stages of design at this point. Thank you for the Welcome.

I am tying to find out how much weight I can support with a piece of plate steel (A514) that is supported only on the three edges. The open span would be 30" wide 36" long and .500" thick. I need to know what the maximum amount of weight I can support with .250" or less deflection. Can anyone...