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Determine the change in width a, height b, thickness t when a plate is subjected to the uniform distributed load and is made of material having modulus of elasticity e=230 gpa and poisson's ratio ν=1/3. given : a=400 mm and b= 300 mm also the uniformly distributed load in downward y direction of plate is 2 mn/m and in the positive x direction is 3 mn/m and t=20 mm

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Farmer a has a deep well and needs a lot of water for her animals and crops. her neighbor, farmer b, has a shallower well. he needs less water than farmer a because his farm is smaller. in years of drought, sometimes farmer b can't get any water from his wells. what can farmer b do to decrease the likelihood of his well running dry?