Using Fig. 17.13, select the minimum-length boom required to…
Using Fig. 17.13, select the minimum-length boom required to hoist a load of 80,000 lb from a truck at ground level and place it on a platform 76 ft above the ground. The minimum allowable vertical distance from the bottom of the load to the boom point of the crane is 42 ft. The maximum horizontal distance from the center of rotation of the crane to the hoist line of the crane when lifting the load is 40 ft.
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A fully loaded wheeled scraper (Model #: 615C) must travel down a 3% slope on an unmaintained hard road (tire penetration is 5 inches and the coefficient of traction is estimated to be 0.45), and then return to the same location. Only the front tires of this scraper are powered, and you can obtain the following information from the manufacturer’s data. Empty vehicle weight: 97,000 lbFully loaded vehicle weight: 172,000 lbWhen empty, 37% of the weight on the rear tires, 63% on the front tiresWhen fully loaded, 50% of the weight on the rear tires, 50% on the front tiresPlease estimate what is the total resistance force when traveling down the slope with full load?
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A contractor plans to excavate 4,000 bank cubic yards from a site. He needs to have 1,000 compacted cubic yards for the backfill of excavations. The soil test shows that the soil has a bank density of 2,500 pounds per cubic yard, a loose density of 2,000 pounds per cubic yard, and a compacted density of 3,000 pounds per cubic yard. He plans to use a truck that can haul 25 loose cubic yard per load. How many full truckloads of loose excess material should be hauled off the site?
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