To: Travis McGee
This civil engineer thinks the photo looks reasonable. Notice how low each stack on each pallet is . . . with most products, these pallets would be stacked with more things on top of them.
My only question involves the pallets at the bottom of the stacks . . . How do they hold up the entire load above them without breaking?
16 posted on
12/09/2005 11:03:04 AM PST by
Alberta's Child
(What it all boils down to is that no one's really got it figured out just yet.)
To: Alberta's Child
The risers on these pallets look like 2x4 instead of 1x4, and the top & bottom look like 1x? instead of half x ?.
IOW the pallets are stronger than normal. Strong enough not to collapse under 6 tons?
24 posted on
12/09/2005 11:08:18 AM PST by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Alberta's Child
My only question involves the pallets at the bottom of the stacks . . . How do they hold up the entire load above them without breaking The load is largely transmitted to the floor through the beams on the sides and center of the pallets.
32 posted on
12/09/2005 11:20:18 AM PST by
OSHA
(murtha - n. A state of low morale after being betrayed by a person in a position of trust.)
To: Alberta's Child
My only question involves the pallets at the bottom of the stacks . . . How do they hold up the entire load above them without breaking? It looks like the load is pretty much carried by the beams. And it would probably take more weight than this to compress the 4"x8" beams.
45 posted on
12/09/2005 11:30:56 AM PST by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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