5. A plinth with a shape of a frustum of a cone is made of a melted CHB or Concrete hollow block and form into a plinth. It has a specific weight of 4.42 metric slug/ft³ with a specific gravity of 3 Assuming it is at rest find the average normal stress acting in the mid-height of the plinth in ps r = 304.8 mm R = 457.2 mm Mid-height = 1219.2 mm %3D h = 2438.4 mm H

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5. A plinth with a shape of a frustum of a cone is made of a melted CHB or Concrete hollow blocks
and form into a plinth. It has a specific weight of 4.42 metric slug/ft with a specific gravity of 3.
Assuming it is at rest find the average normal stress acting in the mid-height of the plinth in psi.
r= 304.8 mm
R = 457.2 mm
Mid-height
= 1219.2 mm
h = 2438.4 mm
H
Transcribed Image Text:5. A plinth with a shape of a frustum of a cone is made of a melted CHB or Concrete hollow blocks and form into a plinth. It has a specific weight of 4.42 metric slug/ft with a specific gravity of 3. Assuming it is at rest find the average normal stress acting in the mid-height of the plinth in psi. r= 304.8 mm R = 457.2 mm Mid-height = 1219.2 mm h = 2438.4 mm H
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