Use 3 (three) decimal places when solving; 3 (three) significant figures for scientific notations.Attach clear and readable solutions. (unclear solutions will be incorrect)1. A stone weigh 400 N in air and 240 N in water.a. Calculate the volume of the stone in cubic meter.b. Calculate the unit weight of the stone in kilonewton per cubic meter.c. Calculate the relative density of the stone.2. A barge floating in a river, in the form of rectangular parallelepiped 10 m wide by 30 m long by 3 m high, isloaded with 4,500 kN of sand. Its centroid is located 4 m from the barge bottom. Specific gravity of water is1.01.a. Calculate the draft of the barge in meters.b. Calculate the metacentric height for rotation along about its longest centerline in meters.c. Calculate the metacentric height for rotation along about its shortest centerline in meters.3. A spherical balloon 5.8 m in diameter is filled with gas weighing 5 N/m³. In standard air weighing 12 N/m,evaluate the maximum load in newton, excluding its own weight, that the balloon can lift.4. A ship having a displacement of 25,000 metric tons enters a harbor of fresh water. The ship captainrecorded a draft of 8.4 m while the ship was still in seawater. Obtain the draft in meters of the ship in freshwater if the horizontal section of the ship below the waterline is 3,000 m? in both instances.5. A 12 kN sphere is attached to a 4 kN sphere by a cable. Both spheres have the same diameter of 1.2 m andthe weight and volume of the cable is negligible. If the spheres are thrown in water, calculate the following:a. The draft of the 4 kN sphere in meter.b. The tension in the cable in kilonewton.c. The exposed volume of the 4 kN sphere in cubic meter.d. Percentage of submerged volume of 2 spheres.

As per guidelines we need to answer only 1st question

1. A stone weigh 400 N in air and 240 N in water. a. Calculate the volume of the stone in cubic meter. b. Calculate the unit weight of the stone in kilonewton per cubic meter. c. Calculate the relative density of the stone. 2. A barge floating in a river, in the form of rectangular parallelepiped 10 m wide b loaded with 4,500 kN of sand. Its centroid is located 4 m from the barge bottom. Sp

1. A stone weigh 400 N in air and 240 N in water. a. Calculate the volume of the stone in cubic meter. b. Calculate the unit weight of the stone in kilonewton per cubic meter. c. Calculate the relative density of the stone. 2. A barge floating in a river, in the form of rectangular parallelepiped 10 m wide b loaded with 4,500 kN of sand. Its centroid is located 4 m from the barge bottom. Sp

Structural Analysis

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

G1
A crane chain having an area of 7.25 cm² carries a load of 15 kN. As it is being lowered at a uniform rate of 50 m per minute, the chain gets jammed suddenly, at which time the length of chain unwound is 12 m. Estimate the stress induced in chain due to sudden stoppage. Neglect weight of chain. Assume E = 2.1 x 105 N/mm².
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS. Please show the complete solutions. NO LONG EXPLANATION NEEDED! Rate will be given. Answer ASAP! Please answer all. MULTIPLE CHOICE: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER Using MOHR CIRCLE, what is the resulting "HORIZONTAL" SHEARING STRESS at the given angle plane point? a. 44.03 MPa b. 64.32 MPa c. 185.68 MPa d. 75.00 MPa
A compressive load P=60kN is applied to the surface of a soil. o Find the vertical compressive stress at a point 2m below the surface at a distance of 1m away from the line of action of the force o Plot the distribution of vertical compressive stress on the plane 2m (i.e. for z = 2m) below the surface of the soil, for various radial distances up to 2m from the line of action of the force (i.e. r =, 0,……,2) o Plot the distribution of the vertical compressive stresses on various horizontal planes (i.e. for various values of z=0.5, 1, ……, 3) along the vertical axis (i.e. at r=0
The specific weight of the concrete is 150 ??⁄??3, and the coefficient of friction between the base of the dam and the foundation is 0.42. Use 1.5 as the factor of safety (F.S) against sliding. Calculate the width of concrete dam that is necessary to prevent the dam from sliding. 7.358 5,783 3.578 8.357
The soil element is shown in the figure: 250 kPa 90 kPa 90 kPa 30" 250 kPa Determine the magnitude of the major principal stress for the soil element (in kPa). Report your answer to the nearest whole number. O 90 O 250 O 170 O 210
Problem 1: A. What is the largest mass block B can be without sliding down the plane? B PB -HA PC Given: MA = 1.5 kg, μA = 0.22, μB = 0.37, μc = 0.03, 0 = 30° (Answer: MB = 10.6 kg)
An elastic cube prism has dimension of a=200 mm is placed in two rigid plates as shown in the figure. When the compression force of P= 1200 kN is applied on the direction of y axis of given cube, determine the volumetric strain.
The figure shows the magnitudes of stresses of soil. Determine the following: Major and Minor principal stress Normal stress on plane AB Shear stress on plane AB
Question 1 A concrete column 1500mm high is reinforced with 5 steel bars as shown in Figure 1. A compressive load of 2500kN is applied to the column. Given: The diameter of each steel, d, = 40m The diameter of concrete, d. = 500mm The Young's Modulus of steel, E, = 210GPa The Young's Modulus of concrete, E. = 15GPa steel- concrete Force O O O O Figure 1 (a) Calculate the area of both materials (A, and A.). (b) Determine the stress in the steel and concrete (0, and a.). (c) Calculate the change in length of the column (OL) due to compressive load. 6