A tank of water 4 m wide with a hinged gate is shown in the figure. Determine the magnitude and direction of the force at location A needed to hold the gate in the position shown and the moment around the hinge 0. Determine what the moment would be if the hinge were at location A Hint: water=999 kg/m3

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A tank of water 4 m wide with a hinged gate is shown in the figure. Determine the magnitude and direction of the force at location A needed to hold the gate in the position shown and the moment around the hinge 0. Determine what the moment would be if the hinge were at location A

Hint: water=999 kg/m3 

3.33 A tank of water 4 m wide with a hinged gate is shown in the
figure. Determine the magnitude and direction of the force at location
A needed to hold the gate in the position shown and the moment
around the hinge O. Determine what the moment would be if the
hinge were at location A.
V
2 m
Water
O
A
60°
3 m
Transcribed Image Text:3.33 A tank of water 4 m wide with a hinged gate is shown in the figure. Determine the magnitude and direction of the force at location A needed to hold the gate in the position shown and the moment around the hinge O. Determine what the moment would be if the hinge were at location A. V 2 m Water O A 60° 3 m
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