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yr12

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Structures and Materials
« on: April 28, 2010, 07:37:44 pm »
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A column is made out of concrete with a compressive strength of 2.0 x 10^7 Pa. What mass can it support if it is to have a safety factor of 4?

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Richiie

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Re: Structures and Materials
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2010, 11:44:22 pm »
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I think the area of the concrete column is needed to find the mass. Stress = Loaded force / cross-sectional area.
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