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 dam’s water level. Assuming   the   unit weight of water is 9.79   kN/m3.  Compute the hydrostatic force acting on the door.

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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 dam’s water level. Assuming   the   unit weight of water is 9.79   kN/m3.  Compute the hydrostatic force acting on the door.

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