A heavy car plunges into a lake during an accident and lands at the bottom of the lake on its wheels Fig.1. The door is 1.2 m high and I m wide, and the top edge of the door is 8 m below the free surface of the water. Determine the hydrostatic force on the door and the location of the pressure center, and discuss if the driver can open the door. 모 Sin Lake

A heavy car plunges into a lake during an accident and lands at the bottom of the lake on its wheels Fig.1. The door is 1.2 m high and I m wide, and the top edge of the door is 8 m below the free surface of the water. Determine the hydrostatic force on the door and the location of the pressure center, and discuss if the driver can open the door. 모 Sin Lake

Structural Analysis

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ISBN:9781337630931

Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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