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Q6) A 1 tonne pile driver drives a 180 kg post into horizontal ground to a vertical depth of 700 mm. The average resisting force offered by the ground is 48 kN and there is no rebound.

Calculate each of the following:

a) The initial vertical height of the pile driver above the post; (12)

b) The percentage loss of energy due to impact. (4)