300 bricks are uniformly stacked on a pallet and lifted 50 feet (ft] into the air on a construction site. All of the pallets available can withstand a maximum pressure of 0.04 atmospheres atm. Each brick has a mass of 2.3 kilograms [kg] and is laying on the pallet such that its sides with dimensions of 8 inches i inches (in] wide are contacting the pallet. The bricks are 4 inches (in] tall. Determine the minimum area of the pallet in units of square feet [ft2] that can be used to accomplish this task.

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300 bricks are uniformly stacked on a pallet and lifted 50 feet (ft] into the air on a construction site.
All of the pallets available can withstand a maximum pressure of 0.04 atmospheres (atm.
Each brick has a mass of 2.3 kilograms kg and is laying on the pallet such that its sides with dimensions of 8 inches (in long by 2.25
inches fin] wide are contacting the pallet. The brickS are 4 inches [in] tall.
Determine the minimum area of the pallet in units of square feet ft2] that can be used to accomplish this task.
Transcribed Image Text:300 bricks are uniformly stacked on a pallet and lifted 50 feet (ft] into the air on a construction site. All of the pallets available can withstand a maximum pressure of 0.04 atmospheres (atm. Each brick has a mass of 2.3 kilograms kg and is laying on the pallet such that its sides with dimensions of 8 inches (in long by 2.25 inches fin] wide are contacting the pallet. The brickS are 4 inches [in] tall. Determine the minimum area of the pallet in units of square feet ft2] that can be used to accomplish this task.
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The allowable pressure on pallet,Pa=0.04 atm=0.04*101 KPa=4.04 KN/m2

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