Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134320533
Author: Michael S. Mamlouk, John P. Zaniewski
Publisher: PEARSON
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A contractor claims that the mean compressive strength for a concrete mix is 32.4 MPa and that it has a standard deviation of 2.8 MPa. If you break 16 cylinders and obtain a mean compressive strength of 30.3 MPa, would you believe the contractor’s claim? Why? (Hint: Use statistical t-test.)
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A contractor claims that the mean compressive strength for a concrete mix is 5,000 psi and that it has a standard deviation of 400 psi. If you break 20 cylinders and obtain a mean compressive strength of 4,800 psi, would you believe the contractor’s claim? Why? (Hint: Use statistical t-test.)
1.46: A contractor claims that the mean compressive strength for a concrete mix is 5000 psi (μ) and that it has a standard deviation of 400 psi (σ). If you break 20 cylinders (N) and obtain a mean compressive strength of 4,800 psi (m), would you believe the contractor’s claim? Why? (Hint; Use statistical t-test.) Next, what is the maximum number of breaks (N) that could be performed that WOULD make you believe the contractor’s claim? Assume that the results wouldn’t change, i.e. σ = 400 psi and m = 4,800 psi. Recall that the equation to find the lower bound of a one sided distribution is LB = μ - (tσ)* σ/(N^0.5) Because the sample size is relatively small, use the ‘student t test’ to represent the normal distribution. You should have at least 95% confidence in the results. That means that α = 0.05. Keep in mind that this is a one tailed distribution, since we only care about the lower bound (i.e. meaning that we are only concerned about concrete that doesn’t meet our minimum strength…
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Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (4th Edition)
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