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Find the safety factor at 4,500 ft for an unlined, circular shaft wall. Assume the same rock properties.
Estimate the peak compressive and tensile stress concentrations and show locations in a sketch.
Consider a three-dimensional state of stress characterized by: sxx = 20.69 syy = 13.79 txy = 0.0
Range of bench face azimuths that should be examined more closely for slope stability. Sketch the data and results.
Void ratio e is defined as the ratio of void volume to volume of solids in porous material.
The general concept of Dao in China seems to be part of their natural optimism. Explain the Dao concept in general, as a natural harmony or goodness.
Calculate the dip and dip direction of the line of intersection of joint planes A and B, then sketch the result in compass coordinates.
How many tons of solids are in the fill and how many liters of water?
Critical report on the life of a great religious leader: Jesus, Muhammad, Dalai Lama, Mary Baker Eddy, Krishnamurti, Blavatsky and Olcott, Sai Baba.
Derive a Janssen-type formula for this specific situation per unit of strike length.
Describe briefly the life and character of Muhammad, noting especially his call and role as the last prophet of God.
Consider an underground limestone mine in flat strata where pillars are 29 m high and depth is 258 m.
Consider gravity loading only under complete lateral restraint in flat strata with properties given in Table 1.3.
Consider the planar block slide in sketch without surcharge, seismic load, and bolt reinforcement and suppose the water table rises to the top of the slide.
Consider a two-dimensional state of stress in the x-y plane characterized by: sxx = 5,200 syy = 2,500 txy = -3,700 where units are psi and tension is positive.
Compression is positive, find: the secondary principal stresses in the zx-plane and sketch.
Why did Bartolome de las Casas write and publish his account of the events that took place in the "new world" when the Spanish arrived?
What is the ratio of protons to electrons in an atom, and what is the net electric charge of an atom?
The conclusion of the Cold War seemed to decrease the security problems of the world's major powers. However, radical Islam created new, unexpected threats.
How did the isolation of cultures in the Americas and Africa affect the development of civilization there?
What is the net electric charge of the tetrahedron and why is this geologically important?
Describe the environmental conditions required for coral reef formation.
Select a prominent individual or an event in the history of marine biology that influenced the science as a whole in a major way.
Describe four categories of estuaries based on patterns of water circulation and give an example of each.
Explain how humans have impacted the biome in which you live. List the types of environmental damage that have been caused and the species that have been impact