by Mike <m.fee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 20, 2008 at 09:01 AM
In article <4PfYj.7$N06.5@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, tazmaster@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> Jerry Beeler wrote:
> > A cylindrical pipe has a radius of 100 inches and a length of 30 feet.
> >
> > The pipe was run under a road, but, due to an error it had to be
> > removed and dropped 18 inches below it's original position.
> >
> > What is the volume of the void that is left from the original
> > position?
> > Note: This void has to be filled with $200/square yard material so I
> > have to be accurate.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> Are you sure you need to fill up the volume at all? It sounds to me
like
> you are thinking that once you dig out the pipe and put a new one lower
down
> you will have a void where the old pipe was. But consider, you are
going to
> have to remove as much material where you put the pipe lower down. You
are
> going to have to remove the dirt where you are going to place the pipe
lower
> down and put it... somewhere. So actually when you are done moving the
pipe
> down you won't have any void.
>
Better still, replace the original with a pipe of greater diameter. This
will leave you with lots of extra fill, and
you can sell it for $200/square yard.
Mike
