Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305578296
Author: John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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At a certain time during a hurricane, the wind pressure acting on the wall of a high-rise building varies linearly as shown. Determine the ff and show full solutions and fbd
a) Resultant force caused by the wind
b) Distance of resultant force from x-axis
c) Distance of resultant force from z-axis
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