4. In its natural state, a soil weighs 2800 lb/cy, while in the loose and compacted states, it weighs 2500 lb/cy and 3300 lb/cy, respectively. a. Find the load and shrinkage factors for this soil. b. How many trucks loads with a capacity of 5 lcy/truck would be required to haul 750,000 ccy of this soil to a project

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)?