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It leaves the pump through a 4-in-diamter pipe at 15 psi. Assuming that the suction and discharge sides of the pump are at the same elevation, find the horsepower delivered to the water by the pump.
why the highest head of the water in the excavation is mathematically guaranteed to occur on the edge of the excavation. explain in mathematical and/or physical.
Two forces are applied to the vertical post. Determine the force and couple at O equivalent to the two forces.
Head loss and sunshine striking a pipeline cause the temperature of the water flowing inside to rise by 2 degrees Celsius between two measuring points. Find the heat gain in J/N and cal/N.
A turbine located 225 m below the water surface at intake, carries a flow of 3.5 m^3/s. The head loss in the pipeline leading to it is 10 m. Find the power (kW) delivered by the turbine if its effic
Water at 60 degrees Fahreneit flows at 3 cfs through a 150-ft-long duct of 6 in X 9 in cross section. The pressure at the inlet end is 15 psig, and at the outlet, 20 ft higher than the inlet, it is
A borehole at a site reveals a soil profile comprising 6 m deep fine sand layer overlying a 9 m thick clay layer, which in turn overlies weathered bedrock. The groundwater table is located at a dept
A Proctor compaction test in the laboratory on a borrow pit soil gives a maximum dry unit weight of 19 kN/m3 and optimum water content of 11.5%. The bulk unit weight and water content of the soil in
Consider a 1000-W iron whose base plate is made of 0.5 cm thick aluminum alloy 2024-T6 (density = 2770 kg/m^3 and c(p)=875 J/kg C). The base plate has a surface area of 0.03 m^2.
The soil properties are Cc = 0.4, Cr = 0.1 and fsat = 18 kN/m3 for both clays, and the water table is 1 m below the soil surface. Determine the settlements when a stress of 60 kPa is applied by the
Base course aggregate has a target dry density of 119.7 Ib/cu ft in place. It will be laid down and compacted in a rectangular street repair area of 2000 ft by 48 ft by 6 in.
For a ternary system, three components are present; temperature is also a variable. What is the maximum number of phases that may be present for a ternary system, assuming that pressure is held cons
A steel shaft with a diameter of 40mm and length of 1.1m transmits 60hp from an electric motor to a compressor. If the allowable shear stress is 50MPa and the allowable angle of twist is 1.5 degrees
The allowable stress in a steel shaft with an outside diameter of 1.5in and an inside diameter of 1.1in is 12,000psi. What hp can the shaft deliver at 1750rpm
Draw the influence line for the tension in cable BC. Neglect the thickness of the beam, What is the maximum tension in the cable due to the 6-k loading
When making hardness measurements, what will be the effect of making an indentation very close to a preexisting indentation. Why.
It is possible to produce cast irons that consist of a martensite matrix in which graphite is embedded in either flake, nodule, or rosette form. Briefly describe the treatment necessary to produce
The surface energy of a single crystal depends on crystallographic orientation. Does this surface energy increase or decrease with an increase in planar density
What point defects are possible for MgO as an impurity in Al2O3. How many Mg2+ ions must be added to form each of these defects.
(a) Compare the crystalline state in metals and polymers. (b) Compare the noncrystalline state as it applies to polymers and ceramic glasses
Offer an explanation as to why covalently bonded materials are generally less dense than ionically or metallically bonded ones.
A 6ft wide, 10ft high vertical rectangular gate has its top edge 6ft below the water level. it is hinged along its lower edge. what force, acting on the top edge, is necessary to hold the gate shut
A falling-head permeability test is being conducted on a saturated sample of clayey silt having hydraulic conductivity of 6.5 x 10-9 m/s. The diameter and the length of the sample are 100 mm and 150
A vertical pipe of 4ft diameter and 60 ft long has a pressure head of 22.7 ft of water at its upper end. when the flow of water through it is such that the mean velocity is 16 fps, the pipe friction