Civil Engineering - Water Supply Engineering - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Water Supply Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 46)
46.
If four fires break out in a city of population 40 lakhs and if each hydrant has three streams and duration of each fire is four hours, the total quantity of water required, is
Discussion:
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B.Singh said:
3 years ago
Given- Number of places- 4 nos.
Population- 40 Lakhs.
Duration- 4 hr.
No. of steams- 3 nos (Discharge of each steams= 1000 L/minute).
Solution :
Total Quantity of water required = 4(places) X 3(steams) X 1000 (L/min) X 60 X 4 (hours)
= 2880000 Liters.
= 2880 kilo-liters.
Population- 40 Lakhs.
Duration- 4 hr.
No. of steams- 3 nos (Discharge of each steams= 1000 L/minute).
Solution :
Total Quantity of water required = 4(places) X 3(steams) X 1000 (L/min) X 60 X 4 (hours)
= 2880000 Liters.
= 2880 kilo-liters.
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Rajashekar said:
3 years ago
3180 kilolitres is the correct answer.
Smh said:
7 months ago
3168 is right; stream discharge is 1100 l/min.
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