Determine the system capacity (l/s) for a drip irrigation system to irrigate 5ha of a maize crop on a daily basis for

A pump lifts 10,000 litres per hour of water against a total head of 10 metres. Determine the following: (i)Water horse

Derive the force due to external water pressure acting on the weir body ( Student expected to present a diagram similar

H A 11 upstream side 2 wH EZ H 3 The Constructor Org wH downstream side Dam B

From the gravitational low calculate the weight W gravitational force with respect to the earth of an 15kg man in

Determine the magnitudes of all pin reactions for the frame loaded as shown A 650 mm 30 300 mm B 60 800 N

The figure shows the cross section of a circular steel tube that is filled with concrete and topped with a rigid cap

A timber column 8 in by 8 in in cross section is reinforced on all four sides by steel plates each plate being 8 in

The rigid block of mass M is supported by the three symmetrically placed rods The ends of the rods were level before

The rigid slab of weight W with center of gravity at G is suspended from three identical steel wires Determine the

Before the 400kN load is applied the rigid platform rests on two steel bars each of crosssectional area 1400 mm as

The three steel E 29 x 106 psi eyebars each 4 in by 10 in in cross section are assembled by driving 78indiameter drift

The rigid bar ABC of negligible weight is suspended from three aluminum wires each of crosssectional area 03 in Before

The rigid bar AB of negligible weight is supported by a pin at O When the two steel rods are attached to the ends of

The rigid bar AB of negligible weight is supported by a pin at O When the two steel rods are attached to the ends of

The homogeneous rod of constant cross section is attached to unyielding supports The rod carries an axial load P

The homogeneous bar with a crosssectional area of 600 mm is attached to rigid supports The bar carries the axial loads

The composite bar is firmly attached to unyielding supports Compute the stress in each material caused by the

The composite bar firmly attached to unyielding supports is initially stress free What maximum axial load P can be

The steel rod is stressfree before the axial loads P 150 kN and P 90 kN are applied to the rod Assuming that the

The bar BCD of length L has a constant thickness t but its width varies as shown The crosssectional area A of the bar

The steel column of circular cross section is attached to rigid supports at A and C Find the maximum stress in the

The assembly consists of a bronze tube and a threaded steel bolt The pitch of the thread is 132 in one turn of the nut

The two vertical rods attached to the rigid bar are identical except for length Before the 6600lb weight was attached

The rigid beam of negligible weight is supported by a pin at O and two ver tical rods Find the vertical displacement of

The rigid homogeneous slab weighing 600 kN is supported by three rods of identical material and cross section Before

The rigid bar BCD of negligible weight is supported by two steel cables of identical cross section Determine the force

The three steel rods each of crosssectional area 250 mm jointly support the 75kN load Assuming that there was no slack

The bars AB AC and AD are pinned together as shown in the figure Hori zontal movement of the pin at A is prevented by

The horizontal bar ABC is supported by a pin at A and two rods with iden tical crosssectional areas The rod at B is

The lower ends of the three vertical rods were at the same level before the uni form rigid bar ABC weighing 3000 lb was

The uniform rigid bar ABC of weight W is supported by two rods that are idenucal except for their lengths Assuming that

Two routes connect a city and a suburban During the Peakhour morning commute a total travel from the suburban to the

A town in Kenya has a saverage treatment the with a capacity of 60x10 Litres of sewage per day Sewage has suspended

A sewage sludge has solids Content of 2 wim solids having a specific gravity of 135 so that one tonnage of sludge will

From the beam shown with fixed end support at A and rollers at B and C respectively it carries a uniform load of 2 KNm

Determine the nominal or theoretical moment capacity Mn of each beam if fy 60000 psi and fc 4000 psi First determine

Crosssectional Areas are given as AC3000mm 0003m BC7000mm 0007m E 200GPa 200 x109 Nm Determine vertical deflection

Determine Support Bending moments using three moment theorem

given support B sinks by 003 m and values of E and I are 200 GP and 02103 Determine the support by using slope

3 a Analyze the frame shown in Fig 3 by the moment distribution method and draw bending moment diagram 15 15 KN A 50

2 a Explain with appropriate figures the failure criteria based on maximum shear stress theory Also draw its Mohr

4 a Analyze a 2 span beam shown in Fig 5 using the method of consistent deformations and draw shear force and bending

b A simply supported beam is 25 x 50 cm deep and has 220 mm Fe 415 grade steel bars going into the support shown in Fig

a What are the assumptions for plastic analysis of steel sections 5 b Show that in a rectangular section subjected to

7 a In a CPM network the critical path includes five activities Their durations are tabulated as follows Duration Days

b A welded bracket connection is shown in Fig 8 It supports a factored load of 150 kN at a distance of 120 mm from the

a Two steel plates in axial tension are to be connected by bolts as shown in Fig 7 Determine its tensile strength Bolt

calculate No of Cement Bags for Brick masnory if wall thickness is 30cm length is 200m Height is 10m and and mortar

Using method of joints, determine the force in each member of the trusses shown (assume L = 1m).

Using method of joints determine the force in each member of the trusses shown assume L 1m

Determine the force in members KM LM and DK State whether the force is tension or compression

A three hinged circular arch of span 21m has a rise of 4m the arch is loaded with point load of 8 kN at horizontal

A parabolic three pinned arch has a span of 20m and central rise of 4m It is loaded with a uniformly distributed load

A beam constructed from 2in by 8in boards has the cross section shown in the figure If the maximum bending moment

The magnitude of the bending moment acting on the circular cross section of a beam is M 30 000 lbft Calculate the

The bending moment acting on the W360 x 262 section is 460 kN m Find the maximum bending stress in a the flanges and b

The bending moment acting on the triangular cross section of a beam is M 36 kN m Determine the maximum tensile and

Find the maximum bending stress in the rectangular wooden beam 1200 lb 180 lbft 12 ft FIG P55 B 4 in 8 in

A beam with the square cross section shown carries a maximum bending moment of 8000 lb ft Determine the maximum bending

For the cantilever beam shown in the figure find a the maximum bending stress and its location and b the bending stress

For the beam shown calculate a the maximum bending stress and b the bending stress at a point 05 in from the top of the

A steel band saw 20 mm wide and 06 mm thick runs over pulleys of diameter d a Find the maximum bending stress in the

A W250 x 284 A section is used as a cantilever beam of length L 6 m Determine the largest uniformly distributed load

The beam ABCD with a rectangular cross section carries the loading shown in the figure Determine the magnitude and

An S380 74 section is used as a simply supported beam to carry the uni formly distributed load of magnitude 3 W and the

The simply supported beam of rectangular cross section carries a distributed load of intensity wo 3 kNm and a

A 2001b man starts at end A of the wooden plank and walks toward end B If the plank will fail when the maximum bending

The box beam is made by nailing four 2in by 8in planks together as shown a Show that the moment of inertia of the

Determine the maximum bending stress in the steel beam with the circular cross section A 5 ft 400 lb B 200 lbft 2 ft

A wood beam carries the loading shown in the figure Determine the smallest allowable width b of the beam if the working

The 40mmdiameter shaft carries a uniformly distributed load of intensity wo over half of its span The selfaligning

The overhanging beam is made by riveting two C380 x 504 channels back toback as shown The beam carries a uniformly

Determine the minimum allowable height h of the beam shown in the figure if the bending stress is not to exceed 20 MPa

The simply supported beam consists of six tubes that are connected by thin webs Each tube has a crosssectional area of

The simply supported beam of circular cross section carries a uniformly dis tributed load of intensity wo over

Find the maximum length L of the beam shown for which the bending stress will not exceed 3000 psi A 20 lbft L FIG P524

A circular bar of 10in diameter is formed into the semicircular arch De termine the maximum bending stress at section B

A cantilever beam 4 m long is composed of two C200 x 279 channels riv eted back to back as shown in the figure Find the

The overhanging beam is made by welding two S18 70 sections along their flanges as shown The beam carries a uniformly

The S310 x 743 section is used as a simply supported beam to carry a uni formly distributed load of intensity wo in

The stepped shaft carries a concentrated load P at its midspan If the work ing stress in bending is 18 ksi find the

The cantilever beam has a circular cross section of 50mm outer diameter Portion AB of the beam is hollow with an inner

The square timber used as a railroad tie carries two uniformly distributed loads each totaling 48 kN The reaction from

The wood beam with an overhang of b 6 ft carries a concentrated load P and a uniformly distributed load of intensity

The uniform load applied to the overhang of the beam is wo 400 lbft Determine the largest length b of the overhang and

The overhanging beam carries a uniformly distributed load totaling 8 W and two concentrated loads of magnitude Weach

The beam carries a concentrated load W and a uniformly distributed load that totals 4W Determine the largest allowable

The inverted Tbeam supports three concentrated loads as shown in the fig ure Find the maximum allowable value of P if

The intensity of the triangular load carried by the Tsection varies from zero at the free end to wo at the support Find

A beam of square cross section is positioned so that the neutral axis coincides with one of the diagonals The section

The beam of rectangular cross section is cut from a round log Find the ratio bh that maximizes the section modulus of

To convert mgmL to mM use the formula mgmLMW1000mM MW gmole Molarity molL 1 mole Avagadro number molecules of the

Convert from decimal degrees to DMS 386432 1914641 3 Perform the following 10 pts total 2344221 564738 215727 285925

Determine the unit weight of 3inch diameter 6inch high concrete cylinders that weigh 370 255 and 125 lbs and 16 10 and

For the simple beam with overhang shown draw the influence line for a the vertical reaction at A b the shear at C c the

Calculate the volume of a rectangular prism with a length of 12 m, width of 8 m, and height of 5 m.

A rectangular parking lot measures 50m by 80m. Calculate the perimeter of the parking lot.

A triangular lot has a base length of 200m and a height of 150m. Calculate the area of the lot.

A cylindrical water tank has a radius of 5m and a height of 10m. Calculate the volume of water the tank can hold.

A rectangular tank with length 40 feet, width 30 feet and height 20 feet is to be filled with water. Find the volume of

A civil engineer is designing a bridge that needs to span a distance of 100 meters. If the engineer uses a parabolic