Design a square spread footing for the following conditions: service dead load = 350 kips, service live load = 275 kips. soil density = 130 pcf (including the weight of the floor slab). allowable soil pressure = 4500 psf at 5 ft below the basement floor. assume an 18 in. by 18 in. interior column (f’c = 5000 psi). footing f’c = 3000 psi and fy = 60 ksi. place bottom of footing at 5ft below floor level. estimate floor thickness as 6 in. (hint: estimate thickness of 36 in.)

An external consultant recommends that a plant installs a bank of capacitors for power factor correction. this will reduce the peak electrical demand charges by an average of 93 kw every month. the plant current pays $13 per kw in peak demand charges. the capacitor bank will include 223 kw of fixed capacitors, and 183 of variable capacitors. the fixed capacitors cost $59 per kw, and the variable capacitors will cost $65 per kw. the consultant charges 21% of the equipment costs to install the capacitors. because this project will reduce the demand for the electric utility, they are prepared to provide a one-time rebate of $42 per kw of reduced demand. what is the simple payback period for this project (in years)?

Air enters a horizontal, constant-diameter heating duct operating at steady state at 290 k, 1 bar, with a volumetric flow rate of 0.25 m°/s, and exits at 325 k, 0.95 bar. the flow area is 0.04 m2. assuming the ideal gas model with k = 1.4 for the air, determine (a) the velocity at the inlet and exit, each in m/s, and (c) the rate of heat transfer, in kw flow rate, in kg/s, (b) the mass kg 0.3

Two slings are used to lift a girder of length l and uniform weight per unit length. what is the best position for the slings if the bending moment due to the weight of the girder is to be kept to a minimum?