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An ocean outfall diffuser that discharges treated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is 500m from a public beach. The wastewater contains 105 coliform bacteria per milliliter. The wastewater discharg
A 100-ft steel tape was used in the field to measure a distance of 247.53 ft. the following data represents the conditions in the field at the time of measurement: tempreture = 41 F, tension = 30 ib
The member is supported by a pin at A aand a cable BC. If the load at AD is 300 lb, determine the x,y,z components of reaction at the pin A and the tension in cable b c
A major relining of the combustion vessel will occur during the fifth year at a cost of $30,000. If the interest rate is 15% per year, what is the lump-sum equivalent cost of this project at the pr
A construction firm purchased 3 tractors from a certain company. At the end of the fifth year, let E1, E2, E3 denote, respectively, the events that tractors no. 1, 2, and 3 are still in good operati
A sand with Gs=2.66 and e=0.60 is completely dry. It then becomes wetted by a rising groundwater table. Compute the unit weight under the following conditions: a.) when the sand is completely dry
A minimum contact time of 30 min is required to reduce the pathogen concentration from 100 pathogens/L to below 1 pathogen/L through a first- order decay process. You plan on treating water at a rat
If the HCO3- alkalinity of a sample was 50 mg/l as CaC03, what would its alkalinity be in terms of NaCl equivalents
Solubility of a substance which dissolves with an increase in volume and liberation of heat will be favoured by the A. low pressure and high temperature. B. low pressure and low temperature.
(a) Determine the magnitude of the projected components of F acting parallel Fp and normal Fn to line OA. (b) Express these components Fp and Fn in Cartesian vector notation.
What would be the reading on a barometer containing Benzene at 20 degrees Celsius at a time when the atmospheric pressure was equivalent to 12.3 m of water
A 1,000 L water tank contains 1,200 moles of an experimental chemical that is a weak acid with pka of 7.2. The PH of the tank is 9.0. what is molar concentration of the chemical that will dissolve i
Over the course of 3days, she added another 6lbs of water and at the end of 3days, there was 67lbs of water remaining. A nearby rain gage recorded 0.4 inches of precipitation over the period.
At normal atmospheric conditions, approximately what pressure in psi must be applied to water 70 F to reduce its volume by 2 %
During a 5 hour storm event, the precipitation over a 230-acre area is 1.5niches. There is constant infiltration at a rate of 0.12 inches/hour and the depession storage is 17 acre-ft. Is there any r
A NaOH solution has pOH at 8. How much volume of this NaOH solution is needed to prepare 1 L of a NaOH solution at pOH at 9.
When the air temperature is 25°C, the pressure gage reads 210 kPa. If the volume of the tire is 0.025 m3, determine the pressure rise in the tire when the air temperature in the tire rises to 50
An excursion train, travelling at 80ft/s, encounters a rain shower. The point A lies directly 8ft. beneath the lip of an overhang in the observation car. The raindrops can be assumed to be falling a
A race car C is being tracked via telemetry. The on-board acclerometer records and acceleration level of -.7get+.5gen. If you know that the v at this instant is 200km/hr, what is the
How much annual income would be need to be generated over a 5 year period to be equivalent to $4,000 over an 8 year period. Consider 6% nominal interest (compounded annually) for both cases.
At what point on the expressway should the motorist step on her brakes in order to reduce her speed to the maximum allowable on the ramp just before entering the ramp
The vehicle was estimated to hit the light pole at 30 mph. The skid was 650 feet long. How fast was the car traveling before applying the brakes
The soil's angle of repose is 35° and its swell is 25%. Find the height and the width of the triangular soil bank that will result from the trench excavation
A gray silty clay (CL) is sampled from a depth of 12.5 feet. The "moist" soil was extruded ffrom a 6-inch high brass liner with an inside diameter of 2.83 inches and weighed 777 grams.
A sample of natural glacial till was taken from below the groundwater table. The water content was found to be 52%. Estimate the wet density, dry density, buoyant density, porosity, and void ratio.