What is the sling stress for each sling leg for a depicted load of 1440 lbs?

To determine the sling stress for each sling leg, it’s important to understand how the load is distributed among the slings used to lift it. In the scenario presented, if there is a load of 1,440 lbs and it is being lifted using two sling legs, the load would be equally distributed between those legs, assuming the angles and conditions are optimal and there is no additional rigging factor at play.

When the load is divided evenly, each leg would carry half the total load. Therefore, in this case, if the total load is 1,440 lbs, each sling leg would indeed carry 720 lbs. The correct answer here should represent the shared load across the two legs.

The answer given as 1,440 lbs suggests that one leg would carry the entire load, which wouldn’t typically be how slings are used when lifting with two or more legs. In this case, that option indicates a misunderstanding of load distribution in rigging, where the assumption is that the load is distributed evenly or according to the configuration being used.

Thus, recognizing that the total load is shared by multiple sling legs clarifies that the sling stress for each leg would be 720 lbs, provided there are two legs employed to lift the load