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Section 5
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Mass
Mass refers to how heavy something is.
Calculating something’s mass is as easy as
placing it on a set of scales and taking a reading.
Scales come in many different shapes and sizes.
They can be used to weigh a range of equipment
from heavy to light.
There may be situations where you have to
calculate the weight of several different types of
objects to get the overall weight when they are
combined.
For example, when loading construction
materials on to a truck, it is important to keep
track of the total weight being placed on the
truck. This is so you do not exceed the maximum
safe load limits.
If a truck’s maximum safe load is 15 tonnes, once
you have loaded components of up to 12 tonnes
you would not load anything which would weigh
over 3 tonnes.