Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis
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ISBN: 9781337630931
Author: KASSIMALI, Aslam.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Consider the system shown in the figure. If a change
of 0.9 kPa in the pressure of air causes the brine-
mercury interface in the right column to drop by 5 mm
in the brine level in the right column while the
pressure in the brine pipe remains constant, determine
the ratio of A2/A1.
Air
Brine
pipe
SG =L1
Water
Area, A
Area, A,
Mercury
SG = 13.56
A) 0.344
B) 0.443
C) 0.434
D) 0.400
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the system shown in the figure. If a change of 0.9 kPa in the pressure of air causes the brine- mercury interface in the right column to drop by 5 mm in the brine level in the right column while the pressure in the brine pipe remains constant, determine the ratio of A2/A1. Air Brine pipe SG =L1 Water Area, A Area, A, Mercury SG = 13.56 A) 0.344 B) 0.443 C) 0.434 D) 0.400
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