"a jack-in-the-box is a toy in which a figure in an open box is pushed down, compressing a spring. the lid of the box is then closed. when the box is opened, the figure is pushed up by the spring. the spring in the toy is compressed 0.070 meter by using a downward force of 12.0 newtons.

calculate the spring constant of the spring. [show all work, including the equation and substitution with units."

A5 foot by 5 foot box culvert is buried 6 feet beneath the surface of the ground. a crosssection of this very long culvert (into and out of the page) is illustrated below. assume that the soil in which the culvert is buried has the following properties: jt = 120 pcf, w = 12%, ko = 0.50, ka = 0.33, and kp = 3.00. calculate the total horizontal force per unit length of culvert (fh) felt on one of the vertical faces of the culvert.