A large pipe, called a penstock in a hydraulic work, is 1.5 m in diameter. It is composed of wooden stave bound together by steel hoops, each 300 mm2 in cross-section. It is used to conduct water from reservo to a powerhouse. If the maximum tensile stress in the hoops is 130 MPa, what is the maximum spacin between hoops under a head of water of 30m? servoir Powerhouse htake Generator Penstock Turbine

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A large pipe, called a penstock in a hydraulic work, is 1.5 m in diameter. It is composed of wooden staves
bound together by steel hoops, each 300 mm2 in cross-section. It is used to conduct water from reservoir
to a powerhouse. If the maximum tensile stress in the hoops is 130 MPa, what is the maximum spacing
between hoops under a head of water of 30m?

A large pipe, called a penstock in a hydraulic work, is 1.5 m in diameter. It is composed of wooden staves
bound together by steel hoops, each 300 mm2 in cross-section. It is used to conduct water from reservoir
to a powerhouse. If the maximum tensile stress in the hoops is 130 MPa, what is the maximum spacing
between hoops under a head of water of 30m?
servoir
Powerhouse
htake
Generator
Penstock
Turbine
Transcribed Image Text:A large pipe, called a penstock in a hydraulic work, is 1.5 m in diameter. It is composed of wooden staves bound together by steel hoops, each 300 mm2 in cross-section. It is used to conduct water from reservoir to a powerhouse. If the maximum tensile stress in the hoops is 130 MPa, what is the maximum spacing between hoops under a head of water of 30m? servoir Powerhouse htake Generator Penstock Turbine
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