Chapter 5 - Cargo Flashcards
1
Q
Floor Loading/Area loading/Load intensity =
A
Mass divided by
Area
in kg/m3
2
Q
x2 Categories of floor loading
A
Uniformly distributed
Concentrated loads
3
Q
How do you spread a load from concentrated to uniform
A
Use a pallet
4
Q
Note that max mass is different to
A
Max area load
5
Q
Insecure cargo may cause
A
Injury to people Damage to A/C Change the CofG Block emergency exits Damage to other cargo
6
Q
To protect the traverse beams we have a?
A
Running load and expressed in lb/inch
7
Q
Running load =
A
Mass x longest length
