The cross section of a cantilever retaining wall is shown in Figure 13.7. Calculate the factors of safety with respect to overturning, sliding,and bearing capacity.
Particles of mass 4 kg and 2 kg are connected by a light string passing over a smooth fixed pulley. The particles hang freely and are released from rest. Find the acceleration of the two particles and the tension in the string....
A 100 mm x 300 mm rectangular beam carries a uniformly distributed load of "w" kN/m over its entire span. The beam is freely supported at its ends. If the max. allowable bending stress is 8.27 MPa and simultaneously the max. allowable shearing stress is 0.70 MPa.
A stone is thrown from a hill at an angle of 60 degrees with the horizontal at an initial velocity of 30m/sec. After hitting level ground at the base of the hill, the stone has covered a horizontal distance of 150m. How high is the hill?
Determine the resultant of the three forces acting on the dam shown. And locate its intersection with the base AB for good design, this intersection should occur within the middle third of the base
A circular footing 2.5 m in diameter is shown in Figure 09.15. Assume general shear failure and use a factor of safety of 3. Determine the following:
a) the gross allowable bearing capacity
b) the net allowable bearing capacity
c) the safe load that the footing can carry
Sample Problem 6.1
The bar in Fig. (a), supported by a pin at A and a cable at B, carries a uniformly distributed load over its left half. Neglecting the weight of the bar, determine the normal force, shear force..
dredged river channel with a sandy bottom has a bottom width of 40 m, depth of 3 m, and side slopes of 3 horizontal to 1 vertical. If the fall is 1 m in 10 km, determine the discharge. n=0.03
The driver of a car traveling 70 kph requires 48 meters to stop after the brakes have been applied.
What average coeff. of friction was developed between the tires and the pavement?