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
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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