Answer:
Head loss=0.00366 ft
Explanation:
Given :Water flow rate Q=0.15 
= 6 inch=0.5 ft
=2 inch=0.1667 ft
As we know that Q=AV

So 

=0.687 ft/sec
We know that Head loss due to sudden contraction

If nothing is given then take K=0.5
So head loss
=0.00366 ft
So head loss=0.00366 ft
Answer:

Explanation:
The phenomenon can be modelled after the Bernoulli's Principle, in which the sum of heads related to pressure and kinetic energy on ground level is equal to the head related to gravity.

The velocity of water delivered by the fire hose is:


The maximum height is cleared in the Bernoulli's equation:



Answer:
While calculating the stresses in a body since we we assume a constant distribution of stress across a cross section if the body is loaded along the centroid of the cross section , this assumption of uniformity is assumed only on the basis of Saint Venant's Principle.
Saint venant principle states that the non uniformity in the stress at the point of application of load is only significant at small distances below the load and depths greater than the width of the loaded material this non uniformity is negligible and hence a uniform stress distribution is a reasonable and correct assumption while solving the body for stresses thus greatly simplifying the analysis.