Question: Problem 4 . [ 2 0 pts ] Consider a water distribution system consisting of a storage tank serving as the source and a 2

Problem 4.[20 pts] Consider a water distribution system consisting of a storage tank serving as the source and a 2-ft diameter cast-iron pipe 1 mile long, leading to a user. The head water elevation at the
source is maintained at a constant height of 100ft above the
levation at the user end. Because of the uncertainty in the
pipe roughness, the supply to the user is not certain. The flow
rate (in cubic feet per second) in the pipe may be obtained by
the Hazen-Williams equation:
Qs=C149.2(hL)0.54D2.63
where h is the head difference (in feet) between the source and the user, D is the pipe diameter in feet, and L is the pipe length in feet. The roughness (C) of the distribution pipe is a lognormal distributed random variable with a mean of 130 and a standard deviation of 20. The demand on flow rate is 1-parameter exponential distributed with a mean of 0.3cfs.
a) Determine the distribution of system capacity Qs.
b) Compute the system reliability using the direct integration method.
Problem 4 . [ 2 0 pts ] Consider a water

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