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Q1) A pallet having a freight platform which measures 200 cm x 250 cm has a total mass of 300

kg. The pallet is carried on two ground supports each measuring 20 cm x 200 cm.

Using the loading manual for the transport aero plane, calculate how much mass may be

added to, or must be off loaded from, the pallet in order for the load intensity to match the

maximum permitted distribution load intensity for lower deck forward cargo compartment.

• 28.5 kg must be off loaded

• 285.5 kg may be added

• 28.5 kg may be added

• 158.3 kg must be off loaded

Answer:

Pallet size(metres squared) = Load(kg)/Floor Loading(kg per metre squared) 

The numbers you need are the ground supports, 20cm x 200cm. So changing to metres this is 0.8 metres squared.

Having a quick look at cap696, your max loading intensity is 68kg per square foot. So start thinking about conversions... 1 metre = 3.28feet

So a foot squared is 3.28 x 3.28 = 10.76. So you now know you have 10.76 square feet in a square metre.

In the question we dont have a square metre, just 0.8 of a square metre, so you want to do 0.8 x 10.76, which gives you 8.61 square feet.

So your ground supports are 8.61 square feet, but your max load intensity is 68kg per square foot, so your max load is 68 x 8.61, giving you 583.3kg.

You only have 300kg loaded so far therefore you can add 285.3kg and still remain within your max load intensity limits.

285.5 kg may be added

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