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In places with cold winters, space heating systems have a fundamental role in buildings. Without them, indoor temperatures would quickly become unsuitable for human occupancy. The local weather is one of the most important factors when designing a heating system; if two identical buildings are developed in Miami FL and New York City, the heating load will be much higher for the NYC property.
Answer:
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Explanation:
Answer:
Part a: The yield moment is 400 k.in.
Part b: The strain is 
Part c: The plastic moment is 600 ksi.
Explanation:
Part a:
As per bending equation

Here
- M is the moment which is to be calculated
- I is the moment of inertia given as

Here
- b is the breath given as 0.75"
- d is the depth which is given as 8"



The yield moment is 400 k.in.
Part b:
The strain is given as

The stress at the station 2" down from the top is estimated by ratio of triangles as

Now the steel has the elastic modulus of E=29000 ksi

So the strain is 
Part c:
For a rectangular shape the shape factor is given as 1.5.
Now the plastic moment is given as

The plastic moment is 600 ksi.
Answer:
The second classmate is right.
Explanation:
The height of first summit provides the potential energy it will use to climb the following ones.
Ep = m * g * h
Where
m: mass
g: acceleration of gravity
h: height
When the train goes downwards the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy (manifested as speed) and when it climbs it consumes its kinetical energy. As long as no summit is taller than the first the train should have enough energy to climb them.
Also it must be noted that friction also consumes energy, and if the track is too lomg all the energy might be consumed by it.