The air pressure gage reading at A is -145 Pa. Determine the height of the liquids, Y and YF in the open piezometer columns E and F. Also, determine the height, h, of the mercury (s.g.= 13.6) in the U-tube gage. The unit weight of air is 12 N/m³. 25.5 cm 20.7 cm- 17.4 cm- 14.8 cm- 10.2 cm 0 cm- runn -A Air Oil s.g.= 0.8 Water s.g. higher than water E F YF YE

The air pressure gage reading at A is -145 Pa. Determine the height of the liquids, Y and YF in the open piezometer columns E and F. Also, determine the height, h, of the mercury (s.g.= 13.6) in the U-tube gage. The unit weight of air is 12 N/m³. 25.5 cm 20.7 cm- 17.4 cm- 14.8 cm- 10.2 cm 0 cm- runn -A Air Oil s.g.= 0.8 Water s.g. higher than water E F YF YE

Structural Analysis

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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