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An equal-tangent crest vertical curve has a 50 mi/h design speed. The initial grade is +3%. The high point is at station 33+37.43 and the PVT is at station 37+18.26. What is the elevation difference
Given a water that contains 80 mg/L of glucose (C6H12O6) and 18 mg/L of ammonia (NH3): a. What is the carbonaceous oxygen demand (in mg 02/L) b. What is the nitrogenous oxygen demand (in mg 02/L)
a level is setup midway between X and Y reads 5.572 ft on X and 4.946 ft. on Y. The level is setup very close to X and a reading of 4.666 ft. is taken on X. what should the reading be at Y to adjust
a 2kg moves down a 45 degree incline at a constant velocity of .1m/s. What is the value of the kinetic coefficient of friction between the object and the incline
A soil has a moisture content of 31.4%, a degree of saturation of 90% and a unit weight of 17.3kN/m^3. Determine the specific gravity of the soil solids.
The tank contains water to depth of 2m and oil (SG=0.8) on top of the water to a depth of 1m. Determine the magnitude and location of the resultant force acting on one end of the tank (i.e. 3m high
If vehicle arrivals at the lot follow a poisson process, with arrival rate lambda = 0.2 vehicles/hour, what is the probability the lot is full at 9:15 AM. Assume that no one leaves during this perio
If the internal pressure of the aircraft interior is 100 kPa, what is the outward force on a window. the window is flat and has an elliptical shape wiht lengths of 300 mm along the major axis and 2
A manometer is used to measure the pressure difference between points A and B in a pipe. Water flows in the pipe, and the specific gravity of the manometer fluid is 2.8. The distances and manometer
Water flows in a 100 m long pipe at 3 m/s. If the water temperature is 20 degrees C, determine the minimum valve-closure time to avoid creating water hammer pressures. What is the maximum water-hamm
4 in diameter pipeline 200ft long discharges water from nozzle with 2 in diameter jet at an elevation which is 100ft below the water level of supply reservoir. find flow rate through pipe
The pressure gage on an airplane flying overhead indicates that the atmospheric pressure at that point is 9.7 psia and that the air temperature is 42 deg. Fahrenheit. Assume a linear decrease of tem
A highway reconstruction project is being undertaken to reduce crash rates. the reconstruction project involves a major realignment of the highway such that a 60mi/h design speed is attained.
In trigonometric leveling from point A to point B, the slope distance and the zenith angle measured in A were 2504.897 m and 85o08'54". At B, these measurements were 2504.891 m and 94o52'10" respect
The storage in a rectangular section irrigation channel is 20,000 m2 at a given time. Determine the storage 1 hour later if the average rates of inflow and outflow during the hour are 23 and 18 m3/s
The sand particles range in diameter from 0.04 to 2.0 mm with a specific gravity of 2.65. The wastewater discharge rate is 1400 m3 /d at 20°C. Design a settling tank to remove all the met
Assume that the wall separating the steam and seawater is 4 mm of steel, with con- ductivity of 15 W/m K, and that a maximum 5oC difference between the two fluids is allowed in the design.
Torque is transferred through two shafts by means of gears. If the diameters of gears B and C are in the ratio 1:2, what should the ratio of shaft diameters be so that both shafts have the same shea
DISCUSS THE LIMITATION AND PROBLEM OF EXTRAPOLATING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES MEASURED ON A SMALL ROCK SAMPLE TO FIELD SITUATIONS.
How many hours should it take an articulated wheel loader equipped with a 4 yd3 bucket to load 3,000 yd3 of gravel from a stockpile into rail cars if the average haul distance is 300 feet one way
find a chlorine demand occurring in your drinking water distribution system (series of pipes that carry drinking water throughout a city), yet there is no increased chlorine demand in the water goin
The high point is at elevation 1011.4 ft. The initial grade is +2% and the final grade is -1%. What is the elevation of the PVT. Solve this problem with the parabolic equation rather than by using o
Two level sections of an east highway (G=0) are to be connected. Currently, the two sections of highway are seperated by a 4000-ft (horizontal distance), 2% grade.
A horizontal curve is being designed for a new two-lane highway(12-ft lanes). The PI is at station 250 + 50, the design speed is 65 mi/h, and a maximum superelevation of 0.07 ft/ft is to be used.
Jose is swinging a small bucket of water by a rope over his head at a constant angular speed of dot=10rad/s. The rope is Length L=1m and the combined mass of the bucket and water is 4kg.