Tuesday, 27 November 2018

EXAMPLE 6.1.10. TOTAL HEAD LOSS

Problem: Water flows from the basement to the second floor through the 2cm diameter copper pipe ( a drawn tubing) at a rate of Q= 0.80 liters per second and exits through a faucet of diameter 1.30 cm. Determine the pressure at point 1 if:

  1. Viscous effects are neglected
  2. The only losses included are major losses
  3. All losses are included

With the given Q=0.80 lt/s
   Pipe diameter  = 2cm
   Viscosity         = 

Determine pressure at station 1.

Solution:






a. Pressure at station 1 when there is no head loss

Energy equation between (1) and (9):



     where: 
                   
                     
                          z1 = 0
                      P9 = 0
                      z9 = 8.12 m





So pressure head is:


 compare with z = 8.12m

b. Pressure at station 1 when there is only major head loss


From the same basic BEE equation, add head loss to station 9. After rearranging, you will get:


 
Using Moody diagram, f can be projected using Re=45062 and 

f = 0.0215
L = total length of pipe from station 1 to station 9 = 4.6m+ 6(3m) = 22.60m








c. Pressure at station 1 including all head losses

With the same BEE equation, add major head loss (using Darcy Weisbach formula) and minor losses (in terms of velocity head), then you get:







Saturday, 24 November 2018

FINITE DIFFERENCES

Finite difference method is used for complex differential equations which are difficult to solve by any methods. Finite difference is an approximation method. There are different functions or applications for finite difference method.
  1. Polynomial determination for curve fitting
  2. Interpolation
  3. Differentiation and Integration
  4. Smoothing of data

The methods for each of these applications usually introduce a formula with a certain pattern which could be used after iteration. The iteration process is taking differences between data.

POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION

The number of iteration is taken as the degree of polynomial. If there are 3 iteration steps for constant difference then the formula is:


                          

The leading coefficient being a.

INTERPOLATION FUNCTION

There are different methods for solving interpolation using finite difference with difference equation patterns.


  1. Gregory-Newton Forward Interpolation Method
  2. Gregory-Newton Backward Interpolation Method
  3. Gregory-Newton Divided Interpolation Method
  4. Lagrange Interpolation Method
  5. Stirling Formula in Forward Difference
  6. Gauss's Forward Interpolation Formula
  7. Gauss's Backward Interpolation Formula
DIFFERENTIATION AND INTEGRATION FUNCTION

In using finite difference in solving for complex derivatives, three major methods are used:

  1. Backward difference
  2. Forward difference
  3. Central difference



Friday, 23 November 2018

PAVEMENT DESIGN

With the determination of geometric design and both horizontal and vertical alignments in highway design, the designer can start working on the pavement design.

The two major types of pavement are:

1. Flexible pavement - using asphalt as surface
2. Rigid pavement - using concrete as surface

Formulae for solving thicknesses of pavements on both types are long for manual computation so AASHTO deviced a graphical solution for thickness determination through nomographs.

Click here for pdf notes in Pavement Design

Friday, 2 November 2018

HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION: Example 1: REGULAR STRUCTURES

PROBLEM: Continuing Problem 1-1, assuming the columns are oriented as shown, determine the total shear force carried by each frame in the Roof Deck. Rectangular columns [400x600mm] and circular columns [500mm diamter].

SOLUTION:
Roof deck shear to be distributed: 235.21 kN

Compute for the moments of inertia of the columns.
              Circular column: 
                                                     
                   Vertical column [400x600mm(LxW)]: 
                                                   
                                                   
                    Horizontal column [600x400mm(LxW)]:
                                    
                                                  

A. For Y-Frames [A-B-C-D-E]

1. Computing for ksy. 

                     For Frame A:   
                     Frame B:   
                            Frame C:     
                              Frame D:   
                     Frame E:  

2. For direct shear, take the summation of ksy to proceed to the percentage of ksy column.


                                
                              
                             
                             
                            
                           

3. Direct shear,   

                             
                             
                             
                             
                             



Y-framesksy x 10-3%ksyVd
A17.470.23 54.44
B9.60.13 29.92
C9.340.12 29.11
D21.60.29 67.31
E17.470.23 54.44
75.481235.21

4. For torsional shear, a longer procedure is required starting with the location of the center of rigidity in the x-axis. Using the stiffness of columns, one can compute for the center of rigidity location in the x direction.

                                     

 from Fr. A

5. Eccentricity is computed as the difference between the center of rigidity located at 10.78m with the center of gravity (L/2).

                        
                                           

6. As per code, the standard eccentricity adopted is equal to the eccentricity and 5% of the length in the direction analyzed.

                         
                         

7. With eccentricity known, the torsion (Moment) is determined.

                         
                         

8. From the table, C is the distance of the frame to Crx.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
9. Consider using the leftmost frame as the reference to solve for  . Thus,
                                             
                              
                              
                               
                               
10.     

                                         
                          
                          
                         
                         

11.       

                      
                      
                      
                      
                      

12. Take summation of M' and solve for %M.

                     
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       

13.      

                       
                       
                       
                       
                       

14.

                       
                       
                       
                       
                       


Y-framesVdVtVtot
A54.44 12.51 66.95
B29.92 4.32 34.24
C29.11 1.10 30.21
D67.31 disregard67.31
E54.44 disregard54.44


B. For X-frames [1-2-3-4]


X-framesksx x 10-3%ksxVdx
324.00 0.38 88.93
219.610.31 72.66
119.870.31 73.62
Σ63.481.00 235.21

                  [from frame 1]

             
                 

Thus:

                  


X-framesksx x 10-3cc/c1ksx'M'%MApplied MVtx
324.00 4.050.82 19.636 0.080 0.447 94.635 23.37
219.610.050.01 0.198 0.000 0.000 0.012 0.24
119.874.951.00 19.870 0.098 0.553 117.042 23.64
Σ63.480.178 1.000 211.689


X-framesVdVtVtot
388.93 23.37 112.29
272.66 disregard72.66
173.62 disregard73.62
235.21