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A pipe is to be installed under the ground on a bed of aggregate 6 in. thick. The entire weight on the aggregate from pipe and soil above the pipe is 1800 lbs. per linear foot of pipe. What is the p
Calculate the compacted cubic yards per hour if a compactor with a 5-ft drum width travels at 3 mph over a 10-in. lift of aggregate base course with 4 passes required to meet density specifications
Why is it necessary to require such conditions-sand cement ratio, w/c ratio and type of sand. A graded sand is specified for use in the mortar cube test. What would be the likely results if a one-si
A driver traveling on a roadway decides to overtake a slow-moving truck traveling at 15 mph. The accelerating characteristic of the car is given by the following: dv/dt= 2.08-0.032v where v is the s
From an aerial photograph, one observes that on a level section of a (multilane) highway, 25% of the vehicles are trucks, 75% are cars, and there are 50 vehicles per mile of highway. The trucks trav
Assume that the width of the intersection in 24 ft and the car is 20 ft long. If the driver's perception-reaction time is 0.75 seconds, determine if he can clear the intersection safely for the foll
Vehicles arrive at a freeway on-ramp meter at a constant rate of six per minute starting at 6:00A.M. Service begins at 6:00A.M. such that u(t)=2+0.5t, where u(t) is in veh/min and t is in minutes af
Assuming D/D/1 queuing, when does the initial queue clear and what are the total delay, the average delay per vehicle, longest queue length (in vehicles), and the wait time of 100th vehicle to arriv
Assume you are an observer standing at a point on the track for a period of 30 minutes and are recording the instantaneous speed of each vehicle as it crosses your point. What is the time-mean speed
The coefficient of rolling resistance can be taken to be a constant for all speeds, equal to 0.008. If the cyclist is coasting down a 6% grade, what is the maximum speed attained
A fully enclosed cylindrical fuel tank with a diameter of 6.00 meters and a height of 8.00 meters has a manufacturing tolerance of +/- 0.04 meteres for each of these dimensions.
The specific heat (C sub p) of aluminum is 0.214 calories per gram degrees Celsius (0.214 cal/g-C). If a cube of aluminum with a mass of 13.6 kg exhibits a change in temperature of +30 degrees Celsu
If I raise a 1000 lbf weight 100 feet above sea level on earth in 10 seconds how much power will be required
1. 260 watts of electrical power consumption. 2. External temperature (cooling air inlet temperature) = 77 degrees Fahrenheit 3. Safety (touching) specification (cooling air outlet temperature) = 1
The velocity of the center point of the wheel is constant at 20 ft/sec to the right. For the instant, determine the following: a) The velocity and acceleration of point B (which is attached to the whe
The 30-Mg freight car A and 20-Mg freight car are moving towards each other with the velocities of VA= 20km/h and VB=10 km/h. A spring mounted on A has k=3 MN/m Determine the maximum compression of
Determine the force in each member of the truss and state if it is in tension or compression. Set P=400 lb and d=4 ft.
The piezometers are 280 m apart. The difference in piezometric head bewteen the two is 1.4 m. The aquifer hydraulic conductivity is 50 m/d and the porosity is 20%.
What diameter of vertical tube would allow mayonnaise ( p = 1200 kg/m3) to flow under its own weight
The smooth surface that provides the support at C lies in the y-z plane. Determine the reaction components that the ball and socket exert on rod ABC, the tension in cable BD, and force the smooth wa
Member ABC is supported by cable CD and a square collar at A that fits loosely over the smooth square rod. Determine the tension in cable CD. The smooth rod is fixed at its base and cannot rotate.
The blue plane supporting the roller lis parallel to the xy plane. Force P=600N loads the plate at C. Compute the reaction components that hinge A and roller B exert on the triangular plate.
H = h - N. At point A, the geoid correction is -100 feet; the ellipse height is 100'. What is the NAVD88 elevation of point A
H = h - N Point B has a geoid correction of -100', and a NAVD88 elevation of 100'. What is the point B ellipse height
which design checks that are performed on a rectangular clarifier are not performed on a circular clarifier