Consider a clay layer that is 1 m thick. The clay has a compression index of 0.35, a swell index of 0.07, a permeability of 4 x 10-7 cm/sec, a preconsolidation pressure of 172 kPa and a coefficient of consolidation of 2.7 x 10-4 cmimin The initial effective stress at the midpoint of the layer is 140 kPa, and the soil has a void ratio of 1.01. The stress is increased to 200 kPa. The soil is drained above and below. The total primary consolidation expected is 4.40 cm. How much time in days is required for 2.0 cm of primary settlement to occur?

Two technicians are discussing the intake air temperature (iat) sensor. technician a says that the computer uses the iat sensor as a backup to the engine coolant temperature (ect) sensor. technician b says that the powertrain control module (pcm) will subtract the calculated amount of fuel if the air measures hot. who is correct

Air is to be cooled in the evaporator section of a refrigerator by passing it over a bank of 0.8-cm-outer-diameter and 0.4-m-long tubes inside which the refrigerant is evaporating at -20°c. air approaches the tube bank in the normal direction at 0°c and 1 atm with a mean velocity of 4 m/s. the tubes are arranged in-line with longitudinal and transverse pitches of sl- st 1.5 cm. there are 30 rows in the flow direction with 15 tubes in each row. determine (a) the refrigeration capacity of this system and (b) pressure drop across the tube bank. evaluate the air properties at an assumed mean temperature of -5°c and 1 atm. is this a good assumption?

Water at 70°f and streams enter the mixing chamber at the same mass flow rate, determine the temperature and the quality of the exiting stream. 0 psia is heated in a chamber by mixing it with saturated water vapor at 20 psia. if both streams enters the mixing chamber at the same mass flow rate, determine the temperature and the quality of the existing system.