Problem 25 (9 of 41 correct)

A transmission tower is loaded as shown in the figure. Determine

the force in member GH.
𝐹
  𝑂𝑁
Solution.
 𝐹 𝐽𝑁
First take the section as shown in the blue dash and isolate the
right side (assume all tensile). Summing moments about N, we 𝐹  𝐺𝐻 𝐹  𝐽 𝐻
have  𝐹 𝐽𝐻

giving kN. Now, using method of joints at joint H, we take

summation of horizontal forces (assume all tensile), and get

Therefore the force in GH is 27 kN (C).

Problem 29 (9 of 41 correct)

A toy company manufactures 8000 “speaking” MLBB Miya toy figures every day. Per company data, the lifespan of each toy
figure follows a normal distribution, with mean 1 year and standard deviation 1 month. The company considers a toy figure
defective if its lifespan is 9 months or less. On the average, how many toy figures that they produce every day are defective?

Solution (calculator technique).

Go to single-variable statistics mode (MODE 3 1) and enter the following. Note that 1 year = 12 months.

12 – 1
12 + 1

The problem asks for the number of toy figures with lifespan of 9 months or less. We use the P( ) function and input

Round to the nearest whole number and get 11 toy figures.

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Problem 28 (9 of 41 correct)
A one kilometer, 400 mm diameter pipe connects a water reservoir (elevation 48 m) to a nearby town (elevation 73 m). At the
pipe entrance, a pump with rated power 3 kW and 80% efficiency is installed to increase the output of the system. Water at the
reservoir is open to atmosphere, while water at the nearby town is free-flowing. Assuming the head loss in the pipe is 50 times
its velocity head, find the discharge in the pipe.

El. 73 m   𝛾 𝑄 h 𝑝  𝜂𝒫
1 2 Head in pump 𝒫= ⟹ h𝑝=
El. 48 m 𝜂 𝛾𝑄

P Q   𝑣 2   𝑄2
Velocity head h 𝑣= ¿ 2
3 kW @ 80% 2𝑔 2𝑔𝐴
2
 ¿ 𝑄   8 𝑄2
Energy equation 2 ¿
𝜋 2 2
𝜋 𝑔𝐷
4
 𝑝1
+ 𝑧 1+
𝑣 21
+h 𝑝=
𝑝2
+ 𝑧2 +
𝑣 22
+h𝑡 + ∑ h𝐿
( )
2𝑔 𝐷
4
2
𝛾 2𝑔 𝛾 2𝑔 2   0.0826 𝑄
2 ¿
  3 ×  80% +0.0826
  Q   0.0826 Q 𝐷4
0 + 48 + 0 + = 0 + 73 4
+ 50 × 4
9.81 Q 0.4 0.4
𝑸=𝟎.
  𝟎𝟎𝟗𝟕𝟖 𝐦 𝟑 / 𝐬
 Problem 17 (7 of 41 correct)

A block of mass m (in kg) is connected to a spring-damper system of spring stiffness k (in N/m) and damper coefficient c (in kg/s)
and is slightly moved horizontally. The position x(t) (in m) of the block with respect to its initial position at any time t (in seconds)
is given by

If m = 9 kg, c = 6 kg/s, and k = 10 N/m, what is x(t)?

Solution (calculator technique).

We have the equation , with the characteristic equation