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Consider a submerged curved surface. Explain how you would
Chapter 3, Problem 60P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 60P
Consider a submerged curved surface. Explain how you would determine the horizontal component of the hydrostatic force acting on this surface.
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QUESTION:
Problem 60P
Consider a submerged curved surface. Explain how you would determine the horizontal component of the hydrostatic force acting on this surface.
ANSWER:
Solution
Step 1
On a curved surface the force on individual elements differ in direction, so a simple summation of them may not be made. So force on a perpendicular point is the combination of horizontal and vertical component.
Consider a curved surface as shown in below