The gate shown in the figure is hinged at A and rests on a smooth floor at B. The gate is 3m square an oil of having sp. Gr. of 0.82 stands to a height of 1.5 m above the hinge A. The air above the oil surface is under a pres
The gate shown in the figure is hinged at A and rests on a smooth floor at B. The gate is 3m square an oil of having sp. Gr. of 0.82 stands to a height of 1.5 m above the hinge A. The air above the oil surface is under a pres
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The gate shown in the figure is hinged at A and rests on a smooth floor at B. The gate is 3m square an oil of having sp. Gr. of 0.82 stands to a height of 1.5 m above the hinge A. The air above the oil surface is under a pressure of 7 kPa above atmosphere. If the gate weighs 5 kN, determine the vertical force F required to open it.

Transcribed Image Text:Air; p= 7 kPa
IT
1.5 m
Oil
s = 0.82
YHinge
FA
Gate
Floor
B
45°
3m x 3m
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