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    G 32.05 Ft/s Z: F 12000 LBF 32.05 Ft/s 32.174 LB Ft/s 1 LBF

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    A 12,000 lbf construction crane fell from a height of 400 feet to the street below during a storm. The mass of the crane was calculated to be 12,046 lb using the given gravitational acceleration of 32.05 ft/s^2. The change in gravitational potential energy of the crane was determined to be 4.8 x 10^6 ft∙lbf by multiplying the crane's weight by the change in elevation.

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    A 12,000 lbf construction crane fell from a height of 400 feet to the street below during a storm. The mass of the crane was calculated to be 12,046 lb using the given gravitational acceleration of 32.05 ft/s^2. The change in gravitational potential energy of the crane was determined to be 4.8 x 10^6 ft∙lbf by multiplying the crane's weight by the change in elevation.

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    A 12,000 lbf construction crane fell from a height of 400 feet to the street below during a storm. The mass of the crane was calculated to be 12,046 lb using the given gravitational acceleration of 32.05 ft/s^2. The change in gravitational potential energy of the crane was determined to be 4.8 x 10^6 ft∙lbf by multiplying the crane's weight by the change in elevation.

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    G 32.05 Ft/s Z: F 12000 LBF 32.05 Ft/s 32.174 LB Ft/s 1 LBF

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    A 12,000 lbf construction crane fell from a height of 400 feet to the street below during a storm. The mass of the crane was calculated to be 12,046 lb using the given gravitational acceleration of 32.05 ft/s^2. The change in gravitational potential energy of the crane was determined to be 4.8 x 10^6 ft∙lbf by multiplying the crane's weight by the change in elevation.

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    Problem 2.

    A construction crane weighing 12,000 lbf fell from a height of 400 ft to the street below during a
    severe storm. For g = 32.05 ft/s2, determine mass, in lb, and the change in gravitational potential
    energy of the crane, in ft∙lbf.

    KNOWN: A crane of known weight falls from a known elevation to the street below.

    FIND: Determine the change in gravitational potential energy of the crane.

    SCHMATIC AND GIVEN DATA:

    Fgrav = 12,000 lbf


    g = 32.05 ft/s2

    z2 = 0

    z1 = 400 ft

    ENGINEERING MODEL: (1) The crane is the closed system. (2) The acceleration of gravity
    is constant.

    ANALYSIS:

    To get the mass, note that Fgrrav = mg. Thus

    Fgrav 12000 lbf 32.174 lb∙ft/s2


    𝑚= = 2
    | | = 12,046 lb
    𝑔 32.05 ft/s 1 lbf

    The change in gravitational potential energy is

    ∆𝑃𝐸 = 𝑚𝑔(𝑧2 − 𝑧1 ) = Fgrav ∆𝑧 = (12000 lbf)(−400 ft) = 4.8 x 106 ft ∙ lbf

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