(Buoyancy, force on plane surface) A cube, 3.1 ft on a side, weighs 2870 lb and floats half-submerged in an open tank as shown in the figure below. For a liquid depth of 9.8 ft, determine (a) the magnitude and (b) the location of the force of the liquid on the inclined section AB of the tank wall. The width of the wall is 7.1 ft. Show the magnitude, direction, and location of the force on a sketch. 9.8 ft (a) FR = (b) YR= 3.1 ft Liquid Cube 30 Wall width 7.1 ft lb on centerline ft along wall from free surface
(Buoyancy, force on plane surface) A cube, 3.1 ft on a side, weighs 2870 lb and floats half-submerged in an open tank as shown in the figure below. For a liquid depth of 9.8 ft, determine (a) the magnitude and (b) the location of the force of the liquid on the inclined section AB of the tank wall. The width of the wall is 7.1 ft. Show the magnitude, direction, and location of the force on a sketch. 9.8 ft (a) FR = (b) YR= 3.1 ft Liquid Cube 30 Wall width 7.1 ft lb on centerline ft along wall from free surface
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(Buoyancy, force on plane surface) A cube, 3.1 ft on a side, weighs 2870 lb and floats half-submerged in an open tank as shown in the
figure below. For a liquid depth of 9.8 ft, determine (a) the magnitude and (b) the location of the force of the liquid on the inclined
section AB of the tank wall. The width of the wall is 7.1 ft. Show the magnitude, direction, and location of the force on a sketch.
9.8 ft
(a) FR =
(b) YR=
3.1 ft
Liquid
Cube
A
B
Wall width = 7.1 ft
30°
lb on centerline
ft along wall from free surface
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