What formula can I use to find the weight of the barrier? AVOID3"24"171-2"NEW JERSEY BARRIER19"10"3"32" Concrete is a mixture of cement, gravel, sand, water,and sometimes other (minor) additives. A typicalconcrete weighs approximately 145 lbs/ft³. That weightcan vary, depending on the amount and density of thegravel, the amount of air that is caught up("entrained") in the mix, and the type of cement used.Concrete is used more than any other man-madematerial in the world. As of 2006, about 7.5 cubickilometers of concrete are made each year-more thanone 2 tons/year for every person on Earth. Wikipediahas a very interesting article on concrete.An old rule of thumb for mixing concrete is to mixtogether 1 part cement, 2 parts sand with 3 parts gravelby volume. Mix the dry ingredients first and then slowlyadd water until the concrete is workable.Following this rule, if we combine 1 ft³ of Portlandcement (~100 lb), 2 ft³ of sand (~200 lb), 3 ft³ ofgravel (~350 lb) and about 50 lb of water we will have700 lb of concrete. This example shows that, for agiven weight of concrete, about 1/7th (14%) of theweight is cement, 2/7th (28%) is sand, and about half(50%) is gravel. The remaining 8% is the weight ofwater, which combines chemically with the cement (itdoes not evaporate at least most of it doesn't, whichis what most people think).The Project-~A company ("Precast Solutions") manufactures varioussizes and shapes of precast products, two of which wewill consider in today's project.• The first is a "Jersey Barrier" which comes in 10 ft.lengths. They are 2' Wide (at base) x 2¹-8" High.See the attached cross-sectional drawing fordetails.These barriers are used to separate lanes of traffic.• The second is a flat wall panel, 10' long by 8' highby 8" thick. These panels are used to separatemajor highways from residential areas, providingvisual and sound isolation for the residential areas.

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What formula can I use to find the weight of the barrier? AVOID3&#34;24&#34;171-2&#34;NEW JERSEY BARRIER19&#34;10&#34;3&#34;32&#34; Concrete is a mixture of cement, gravel, sand, water,and sometimes other (minor) additives. A typicalconcrete weighs approximately 145 lbs/ft³. That weightcan vary, depending on the amount and density of thegravel, the amount of air that is caught up(&#34;entrained&#34;) in the mix, and the type of cement used.Concrete is used more than any other man-madematerial in the world. As of 2006, about 7.5 cubickilometers of concrete are made each year-more thanone 2 tons/year for every person on Earth. Wikipediahas a very interesting article on concrete.An old rule of thumb for mixing concrete is to mixtogether 1 part cement, 2 parts sand with 3 parts gravelby volume. Mix the dry ingredients first and then slowlyadd water until the concrete is workable.Following this rule, if we combine 1 ft³ of Portlandcement (~100 lb), 2 ft³ of sand (~200 lb), 3 ft³ ofgravel (~350 lb) and about 50 lb of water we will have700 lb of concrete. This example shows that, for agiven weight of concrete, about 1/7th (14%) of theweight is cement, 2/7th (28%) is sand, and about half(50%) is gravel. The remaining 8% is the weight ofwater, which combines chemically with the cement (itdoes not evaporate at least most of it doesn't, whichis what most people think).The Project-~A company (&#34;Precast Solutions&#34;) manufactures varioussizes and shapes of precast products, two of which wewill consider in today's project.• The first is a &#34;Jersey Barrier&#34; which comes in 10 ft.lengths. They are 2' Wide (at base) x 2¹-8&#34; High.See the attached cross-sectional drawing fordetails.These barriers are used to separate lanes of traffic.• The second is a flat wall panel, 10' long by 8' highby 8&#34; thick. These panels are used to separatemajor highways from residential areas, providingvisual and sound isolation for the residential areas.

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