What is the unit of measure in excavation?

What will be an ideal response?


Excavation is measured in Cubic Yards (cy) – There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard. When specifying the volume of excavation one needs to specify if it is measured in bank (in-situ) cubic yards, loose cubic yards, or compacted cubic yards. Although they are each one cubic yard, the density of the soil is different in each of these instances.

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The ____ gate is the most commonly used logic function.

A. OR B. NAND C. AND D. NOT

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The parallel data from a branch bank's computer terminal is to be transferred over telephone lines to the main bank's computer. You would expect to find a ________ at the transmitting end and ________ at the receiving end

A) multiplexer, demultiplexer B) demultiplexer, multiplexer

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You are driving a heavy vehicle with a manual transmission. You have to stop the vehicle on the shoulder while driving on an uphill grade. Which of these is a good rule to follow when putting it back in motion up the grade?

a. Let the vehicle roll backwards a few feet before you engage the clutch, but turn the wheel so that the back moves away from the roadway. b. Use the parking brake to hold the vehicle until the clutch engages. c. Let the vehicle roll straight backwards a few feet before you engage the clutch. d. Keep the clutch slipping while slowly accelerating.

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Repeat Problem 1–13. Does the data reflect the number found in part (b)? If not, why? Plot a histogram of the data. Presuming the distribution is normal, plot Equation (1–4) and compare it with the histogram.

Determine the tensile and yield strengths for the following materials: (a) UNS G10200 hot-rolled steel. (b) SAE 1050 cold-drawn steel. (c) AISI 1141 steel quenched and tempered at 540°C. (d) 2024-T4 aluminum alloy. (e) Ti–6Al-4V annealed titanium alloy.

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