A circular door having a diam. of 3m closes a horizontal duct from a small diam. as shown. The center of the door is 4.5m below the liquid surface. Assuming the specific gravity of liquid is 0.95. Compute the following: a) hydrostatic force acting on the door, [Select ] b) the location of the center of pressure from the centroid of the door, [ Select ] c) the force at the bottom of the gate to maintain equilibrium if it is hinged at the top. [Select ]
A circular door having a diam. of 3m closes a horizontal duct from a small diam. as shown. The center of the door is 4.5m below the liquid surface. Assuming the specific gravity of liquid is 0.95. Compute the following: a) hydrostatic force acting on the door, [Select ] b) the location of the center of pressure from the centroid of the door, [ Select ] c) the force at the bottom of the gate to maintain equilibrium if it is hinged at the top. [Select ]
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![A circular door having a diam. of 3m closes a horizontal duct from a small
diam. as shown. The center of the door is 4.5m below the liquid surface.
Assuming the specific gravity of liquid is 0.95. Compute the following:
a) hydrostatic force acting on the door, [ Select ]
b) the location of the center of pressure from the centroid of the door,
[ Select ]
c) the force at the bottom of the gate to maintain equilibrium if it is hinged at
the top.
[ Select ]
4.5 m
3m](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd6304460-ba46-4ba1-8787-c2c218ddaf5e%2F92d8bd92-8bda-42de-be17-66b743d61698%2F41lq2xb_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A circular door having a diam. of 3m closes a horizontal duct from a small
diam. as shown. The center of the door is 4.5m below the liquid surface.
Assuming the specific gravity of liquid is 0.95. Compute the following:
a) hydrostatic force acting on the door, [ Select ]
b) the location of the center of pressure from the centroid of the door,
[ Select ]
c) the force at the bottom of the gate to maintain equilibrium if it is hinged at
the top.
[ Select ]
4.5 m
3m
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