Question

Fun with Bulk Density!!! Solve this problem • You want to pick up topsoil for your garden. Assume that the B, for the topsoil is typical of a medium textured loam soil - 1.25 Mg/m3 • You would like to load the material in a standard pickup truck that has a load capacity of 680 kg (1500 lb ) and a bed volume of 1.85 m3 (65 ft3) • Can this truck receive a full load (entire bed volume filled) without being overloaded? (Hint Mg = 1,000 kg) • If not, how much of the bed volume can be filled before it exceeds its weight limit? Prove it! • How many trips would be needed to fill a raised garden bed that is 3.048 m (10ft) x 3.048 m (10 ft) to a depth of .3048 m (1 ft)? • Hint Mg = 1,000 kg, Hardcopy (preferred) or email. • Due 26 September 2017

Answer 1

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