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Saint.V8
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Been trying to bend my head round something that is no doubt so simple it is unreal...!
I am designing a structure that has a total weight of 1.6 tonnes (1600kg), the structure floor area is 8m x 3.5m and sits on 8 pads of 500mm x 500mm.
To calculate the floor loading do I:
Divide the weight by the floor area i.e (1600 x 9.81) / (8 x 3.5) = 560.6 N/m2
or
Divide the weight by the total floor area of the pads i.e. (1600 x 9.81) / ((0.5 x 0.5) x 8) = 7848 N/m2
??
It is driving me nuts, any help is a massive step forward!
I am designing a structure that has a total weight of 1.6 tonnes (1600kg), the structure floor area is 8m x 3.5m and sits on 8 pads of 500mm x 500mm.
To calculate the floor loading do I:
Divide the weight by the floor area i.e (1600 x 9.81) / (8 x 3.5) = 560.6 N/m2
or
Divide the weight by the total floor area of the pads i.e. (1600 x 9.81) / ((0.5 x 0.5) x 8) = 7848 N/m2
??
It is driving me nuts, any help is a massive step forward!