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INSTRUCTION: Answer the following problem by showing your COMPLETE
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1. A cylindrical tank water tank, with axis vertical is 1.5 m in diameter and 3 m
high. It is supported by three horizontal steel hoops one at the top, one at the
center, and one at the bottom. If it is full of water, determine the tensile
stress in each hoop in KN.
SOLUTION:
2. A cylindrical tank with its axis vertical is 1.8 m high and 0.9 m in diameter. It
is held together by two steel hoops, one at the top and the other at the
bottom which resist the entire bursting stress. It contains milk tea
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( γ=10.05 KN / m ) to a depth of 1.2 m. The remaining space is air subjected to a
pressure of Kpa. The allowable tensile stress is 75 MPa. Determine the safe
diameter of the hoops to nearest mm.
SOLUTION:
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3. A vertical, cylindrical tank, 300 mm in diameter and 600 cm high, contains
mercury to a depth of 225 mm, the remainder being filled with water. The
cark is held together by means of two hoops, one at the top and one at the
bottom. What is the stress in each hoop?
SOLUTION:
4. A 150 mm pipeline in which there is a horizontal 90 o elbow contains water at
rest under a gage pressure of 3.2 MPa. Find the unit tensile stress in each of
the eight 20 mm diameter bolts in the flanges by which the elbow is attached
to the pipe.
SOLUTION:
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5. What is the tensile stress in MPa due to hydrostatic bursting pressure in the
walls of a steel pipe 250 mm in diameter carrying gasoline (sg = 0.72) under
a pressure head of 120 m of gasoline? The pipe wall thickness is 3 mm.
SOLUTION:
6. A vertical, cylinder tank, 1.5 m in diameter and 3.6 m high, is held together
by means of two steel hoops, one at the top and one at the bottom. When
molasses (sg = 1.50) stands to a depth of 2.7 m in the tank, what is the
tensile stress in each hoop?
SOLUTION:
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7. A masonry dam of trapezoidal cross section, with one face vertical, has a
thickness of 0.6 m at the top and 3 m at the bottom. It is 6.6 m high and has
a horizontal base. The vertical face is subjected to water pressure, the water
standing 4.5 m above the base. The weight of the masonry is 23.56 KN/cu.m..
Where will the resultant intersect the base, and what will be the intensity of
pressure at the heel and at the toe, assuming: a) that there is no hydrostatic
uplift; b) that there is hydrostatic uplift which varies uniformly from that due
to a full head of 4.5 m at the heel to zero at the toe.
SOLUTION:
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8. A masonry dam of trapezoidal cross section, with one face vertical, has a
thickness of 0.6 m at the top and 3 m at the bottom. It is 6.6. high and has a
trapezoidal base. The inclined face is subjected to water pressure, the water
standing 4.5 m above the base. The weight of the masonry is 23.56 KN/cu.m..
If there is no hydrostatic uplift, where will the resultant pressure intersect the
base? Is this a good design?
SOLUTION:
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9. A masonry dam of trapezoidal cross section, with one face vertical and a
horizontal base, is 7.2 m high. It has a thickness of 0.6 m at the top and 3.6 m
at the bottom. The weight of the masonry is 23.6 KN/cu.m.. What is the depth
of water of water on the vertical side if the resultant pressure intersects the
base at the downstream edge of the middle third, or 0.6 m from the middle of
the base? Assume (a) that there is no hydrostatic uplift, (b) that the uplift
head varies uniformly from full hydrostatic head the heel to zero at the toe.
SOLUTION:
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10.For the dam cross – section shown, and the unit weight of the masonry is 24
KN/cu.m., if there is no hydrostatic uplift, compute the distance from the toe
to the point where the resultant pressure intersects the base, and the
intensity of pressure at the heel and at the toe. Also compute the factors of
safety against sliding and overturning, μs =0.60 .
SOLUTION:
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11.For linear stress variation over the base of the dam and neglecting
hydrostatic uplift (a) locate the resultant force crosses the base; (b) compute
the maximum and minimum compressive stresses at the base. Rework the
above problem considering hydrostatic uplift that varies from 20 m at the
heel to zero at the toe of the dam.
SOLUTION:
γ C =2.5 γ W
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