Question: A client has asked you to design a lifting beam to lift and handle nuclear waste containers. Based on calculations you performed using the geometry

A client has asked you to design a lifting beam to lift and handle nuclear waste containers. Based on calculations you performed using the geometry of the containers themselves and their contents, you expected them to weigh 100 kg. The client weighed several sample containers and found that they weigh 99 kg on average with a standard deviation of 13.2 kg.
Past statistical studies of steel beams available in the literature found that their geometric, professional, and material bias were 0.99,1.0, and 1.07, respectively. The coefficients of variation were 0.021,0.05, and 0.06, respectively.
Given the consequences of mishandling nuclear waste, you want to provide a low risk of failure, so calculate the factor of safety you should use to provide a reliability index of 10.
Provide your answer to two (2) decimal places.

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