Beams used in heavy timber construction are sometimes firecut. this is done to: a) allow air circulation at the beam’s end in an effort to reduce moisture decay. b) counteract wind uplift forces. c) allow the beam to rotate out of the wall if it burns through. d) to ensure that columns will not buckle in the event of a fire. e) to combat the effects of wood shrinkage.

The earth remains in orbit around the sun due to the force of gravity. how does the force of gravity exerted by the sun on the earth compare to the force of gravity exerted by the earth on the sun?

Chapter 23, problem 075 the figure shows a geiger counter, a device used to detect ionizing radiation (radiation that causes ionization of atoms). the counter consists of a thin, positively charged central wire surrounded by a concentric, circular, conducting cylindrical shell with an equal negative charge. thus, a strong radial electric field is set up inside the shell. the shell contains a low-pressure inert gas. a particle of radiation entering the device through the shell wall ionizes a few of the gas atoms. the resulting free electrons (e) are drawn to the positive wire. however, the electric field is so intense that, between collisions with gas atoms, the free electrons gain energy sufficient to ionize these atoms also. more free electrons are thereby created, and the process is repeated until the electrons reach the wire. the resulting "avalanche" of electrons is collected by the wire, generating a signal that is used to record the passage of the original particle of radiation. suppose the radius of the central wire is 24 âµm, the inner radius of the shell 2.3 cm, and the length of the shell 14 cm. if the electric field at the shell's inner wall is 2.8 ă— 104 n/c, what is the total positive charge on the central wire?

What pressure difference is required between the ends of a 2.0-m-long, 1.0-mm-diameter horizontal tube for 40 c water to flow through it at an average speed of 4.0 m/s?