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Q5 a steel trailer has a welded steel base plate with dimensions of 8m x 5m with a 900mm high cage. It carries sand with a to

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Q5 A steel trailer has a welded steel base plate with dimensions of 8m x 5m with a 900mm high cage. It carries sand with a total mass of 200 kg, which can be taken as uniformly distributed over the trailer surface. a) What is the minimum allowable thickness of steel base plate if the factor of safety required is 4 b) Consider the scenario where the load is placed into a square container, with base dimensions of 500mm x 500mm, and the container is placed into the center of the trailer. In this situation calculate: a. The maximum deflection b. The stress at the center of the base plate C. The stress at the sides of the plate d. Compare your results to the situation indicated in part a