PROBLEM 2: The 280-kg, 6m-wide rectangular gate shown is hinged at B and leans against the floor at A making an angle of 45° with the horizontal. The gate is to be opened from its lower edge by applying a normal force P at its center. 0.5 m Water 3 m 45° DI
PROBLEM 2: The 280-kg, 6m-wide rectangular gate shown is hinged at B and leans against the floor at A making an angle of 45° with the horizontal. The gate is to be opened from its lower edge by applying a normal force P at its center. 0.5 m Water 3 m 45° DI
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A. Determine the magnitude of the hydrostatic force acting on the gate using the HYDROSTATIC PANEL EQUATIONS. Express your answer in kN.
B. Determine the minimum force P required to open the seawater gate. Express your answer in kN.
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(Round off ONLY the final result to three decimal places. Indicate the unit of your final answer)
Transcribed Image Text:PROBLEM 2: The 280-kg, 6m-wide rectangular gate shown is hinged at B and
leans against the floor at A making an angle of 45° with the horizontal. The gate is
to be opened from its lower edge by applying a normal force P at its center.
0.5 m
Water
3 m
45°
DI
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