A flat site is being considered for a new school that will have a steel frame and brick façade. The steel columns will have a ma
ximum load of 250 kips, and the planned column support will consist of a 6 foot by 6 foot square footing placed 2 feet below the ground surface (to the bottom of the footing). Subsurface conditions consist of a 15-foot-thick layer of uniform silty sand (unit weight = 122 pcf, soil modulus = 160,000 psf) over stiff clay (unit weight = 118 pcf, soil modulus = 230,000 psf). Groundwater is deep.
a) Sketch the problem (freehand, not to scale) and state any necessary assumptions.
b) Calculate the immediate (elastic) settlement.
a) Sketch the problem (freehand, not to scale) and state any necessary assumptions.
b) Calculate the immediate (elastic) settlement.
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Answer:
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Explanation:
Given information
Volume flow rate,
Diameter d= 8cm= 0.08 m
Assumptions
- The flow is jet flow hence momentum-flux correction factor is unity
- Gravitational force is not considered
- The flow is steady, frictionless and incompressible
- Water is discharged to the atmosphere hence pressure is ignored
We know that Q=AV and making v the subject then
where V is the exit velocity and A is area
Area, where d is the diameter
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