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An engineer is given the job of designing the water system for atall building. H

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Question

An engineer is given the job of designing the water system for atall building. He decides to locate the pumps at ground level andfeed the entire building from there. If the top floor of thebuilding is 226 m aboveground level, what must the pressure be at pump level?
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An engineer is given the job of designing the water system for atall building. He decides to locate the pumps at ground level andfeed the entire building from there. If the top floor of thebuilding is 226 m aboveground level, what must the pressure be at pump level?
Pa

An engineer is given the job of designing the water system for atall building. He decides to locate the pumps at ground level andfeed the entire building from there. If the top floor of thebuilding is 226 m aboveground level, what must the pressure be at pump level?
Pa

Explanation / Answer

height h = 226 m So, pressure at  pump level   P= g h                                              = ( g h ) where = density of water = 1000 kg / m ^ 3       So, P = 2.2148 * 10^ 6 Pa