The beam is constructed from three boards. If it is subjected to a shear of V = 5 kip, determine the maximum allowable spacing s of the nails used to hold the top and bottom flanges to the web. Each nail can support a shear force of 500 lb.

Experiment scenario 2: a biology student wants to conduct a study of how the amount of food affects the weight gain for mice. i have set up four cages with a mouse in each cage. fill in the boxes that would allow the biology student to complete the study correctly

Imagine you work as a consultant, and your daily job involves listening to the constructive criticism of others. as part of your job, you must listen to opposing viewpoints to make important decisions. in this activity, you are a consulting dam engineer. you must make a decision about four different dams; should they be repaired, taken down, or left alone? you will listen to contrasting opinions about what should be done with the dams before you make the final decision. as the consulting dam engineer, what do you decide to do with this dam? explain your reasoning. by making your decision, did you support the opinions of the mayor and/or the dam safety official? why or why not? (site 1)

A5 foot by 5 foot box culvert is buried 6 feet beneath the surface of the ground. a crosssection of this very long culvert (into and out of the page) is illustrated below. assume that the soil in which the culvert is buried has the following properties: jt = 120 pcf, w = 12%, ko = 0.50, ka = 0.33, and kp = 3.00. calculate the total horizontal force per unit length of culvert (fh) felt on one of the vertical faces of the culvert.