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Provide an argument for why a perfectly safe transportation system is not realistic. Support your argument...

Provide an argument for why a perfectly safe transportation system is not realistic. Support your argument with a detailed example or evidence drawn from published research. Remember to reference your sources.

Highway Safety Course

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ENGINEERING CONTRACTS Review the information below. In 150-300 words for Part A, determine who is liable...

ENGINEERING CONTRACTS

Review the information below. In 150-300 words for Part A, determine who is liable for the flood and why.  Be sure to show all your reasoning and describe how and why the specification may determine which party is liable. See Lectures 8-12 or Chapters 31 and 32 in the book.  

GBS sued to recover the balance due under a contract with the federal government to build a dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard according to plans and specifications the government prepared. The work required GBS to relocate a sewer main.   The specification of work was created by the federal government and specifically prescribed the dimensions, material and location of the section to be substituted. In addition, the federal government provided all drawings to GBS. GBS completed the relocation by exactly following the specification that was specified by the federal government.

About a year a later, a heavy rain and high tide caused the sewer relocated by GBS to overflow before the dry dock was completed, causing the excavation of the dry dock to be flooded. An investigation revealed that an existing internal dam had diverted the water into a portion of the sewer that overflowed into the dry dock. The internal dam was an existing feature but was not shown on the plan and specifications the government gave to GBS. GBS and the federal government each claimed the other was responsible for the flood. Eventually, the government canceled GBS’s contract and completed the work with a replacement contractor. At the time the contract was canceled, GBS was not fully paid.

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list and explain briefly five disposal technologies for hazardous waste

list and explain briefly five disposal technologies for hazardous waste

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why, how and where project management can fit into the broadly defined area of environment sector....

why, how and where project management can fit into the broadly defined area of environment sector. You may focus on specific environmental issues if you so wish. These may include but not be limited to, water quality, air quality, food protection, pollution abatement, remediation technologies, etc

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A water tower supplies water to a city through a pipe with 1 ft diameter. The...

A water tower supplies water to a city through a pipe with 1 ft diameter. The pipe is 0.5 miles long and is made of commercial steel pipe. Over the years, the supply line lost head and engineers are considering the replacement of 94 percent of the pipe length with a larger diameter pipe (same type). The peak water demand is 3.53 ft3/sec. How much pressure head could be gained by this strategy?

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1A. Identify a new project that has been constructed in your area. Who was the lead...

1A. Identify a new project that has been constructed in your area. Who was the lead design firm? Identify the subconsultants/designers hired by this firm. Identify the training and/or registration of the key designers that were used on the project.

B.Within the Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) industry you hear the terms project Manager and program Manager used. Do some research and describe the difference.

C. Visit a job site and identify the trades that are presently working there. Write up a description of work for each trade.

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From a 2-hr test on a confined aquifer at 400 gpm, the following drawdowns were measured...

  1. From a 2-hr test on a confined aquifer at 400 gpm, the following drawdowns were measured on a number of wells. Determine the transmissivity and storage coefficient using the Theis approach.

Well number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Distance (ft)

29

35

44

60

85

100

163

Drawdown (ft)

14.9

13.8

12.7

11.7

10.1

9.6

7

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Why is relative density only useful on coarse or granular soil?

Why is relative density only useful on coarse or granular soil?

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After reading the definition of aleatory and epistemic uncertainties, make a list of four uncertainties that...

After reading the definition of aleatory and epistemic uncertainties, make a list of four uncertainties that you had to deal with that you would classify as primarily aleatory. Then do the same thing for four that are epistemic. At least some of these should be related to professional issues:

Aleatory:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Epistemic

1.

2.

3.

4.

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Describe the four major phases of the ISO LCA Standard: Name and describe in a few...

Describe the four major phases of the ISO LCA Standard:

Name and describe in a few sentences each of the four major phases found in the ISO LCA standard.

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Your client has asked you to assist with a four storey steel frame building. Take ground...

Your client has asked you to assist with a four storey steel frame building. Take ground floor as first floor. The frame is to be made of four columns line and three beam lines in the front elevation. Column height between floor to be 8m and the span of beam between columns is 9m. There are four bays of frames in the side elevation. Roof is made out of trusses. As part of your planning you are requested to prepare the following. a. Roughly Sketch the frame b. Indicate different loads you will consider and the combination of loads. c. Show the load path. Of the vertical and Horizontal load being carried from the roof to the soil d. Give examples of sub frames you will use to analyse elements to get values of B.M, S.F and Axial force. e. Discuss the method of analysis you will adapt and why? f. Kind of connections and bracing you will use and why? g. Discuss the steps you will take to meet the requirements as regard to Fire resistance, fatigue failure and corrosion protection. I need a better solution than the one in your site. Also please do not mention lacing and battern system. Can I please have clear answer with explanation ?

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What role did consumer demand play in the development and adoption of artificial refrigeration in the...

  1. What role did consumer demand play in the development and adoption of artificial refrigeration in the United States?
  2. Be able to discuss some of the important changes in American brewing over the course of the nineteenth century (1800s CE).
  3. How did underground beer storage work, and when did brewers rely most heavily on this method?
  4. What were some of the important challenges and limitations of underground storage?
  5. How did icehouses help to solve the problem of beer storage for brewers?
  6. How did the rise of railroads help to create big brewing?

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What are the pitfalls/problems of Tianjin Eco-City

What are the pitfalls/problems of Tianjin Eco-City

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Lab Procedure The cross-section dimensions of the 6061-T6 aluminum bar are 0.512 in x 0.248 in....

  1. Lab Procedure

The cross-section dimensions of the 6061-T6 aluminum bar are 0.512 in x 0.248 in.

Attach the lead wires of the gages to the strain indicator as a quarter bridge circuit. (Note: the black and white lead wires are the common leads.)

Enter the gage factor (GF=2.11) into the strain indicator.

Record the specimen number (1, 2, or 3).

Balance the strain indicator and note the zero readings. Load the specimen according to the table below and record the strain values in the table below.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT EXCEED A MAXIMUM PRESURE OF 2500 lbs.

Specimen
(pounds)

Axial Gage
(microstrain)

Transverse Gage
(microstrain)

0

0

0

500

406

-133

1000

815

-267

1500

1216

-396

2000

1656

-538

2500

2040

-661

0

42

-22

IMPORTANT: DO NOT EXCEED AXIAL FORCE OF 2500 lbs.

  1. Lab Report

For each strain gage, construct a graph with load on the y-axis and net gage readings on the x -axis. Indicate if the gage readings are linear with force.

At each load level:

  • Calculate Poisson’s ratio based on the strain readings
  • Calculate the axial stress
  • Calculate the modulus of elasticity based on the individual readings of axial stress and strain

Determine the average value of Poisson’s ratio and the modulus of elasticity. For 6061-T6, find accepted values of Poisson’s ratio, modulus of elasticity, and the yield stress.

Poisson’s ratio from Experiment

Axial Stress from Force/Area

Modulus of Elasticity from Experiment

Material Properties (List Source for Accepted Values)

Pounds

avg=  

avg=

0

E=

500

ν=

1000

Yield Stress=

1500

2000

2500

0

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Find the diameter required in this problem,show computations and conversions What diameter of pipe is required...

Find the diameter required in this problem,show computations and conversions What diameter of pipe is required to carry 10 gpm of gasoline at a velocity of 7 ft/s? (1 gal = 7.48 ft3)

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