Consider three poles with circular cross sections. Their cross sectional radii (r) and masses (m) described below. Which one exerts largest pressure on the ground if poles stand on their circular edges. Which one exerts the least pressure? Pole 1: r=1 cm, m=100 kg Pole 2: r=1.5 cm, m=150 kg Pole 3: r=2 cm, m=250 kg.
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
Gauge Pressure
Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
- Consider three poles with circular cross sections. Their cross sectional radii (r) and masses (m) described below. Which one exerts largest pressure on the ground if poles stand on their circular edges. Which one exerts the least pressure?
- Pole 1: r=1 cm, m=100 kg
- Pole 2: r=1.5 cm, m=150 kg
- Pole 3: r=2 cm, m=250 kg.
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