The seawall shown below consists of a flat section AB = 3-m with another section, BC, shaped like a quarter cylinder of R = 1-m. Both AB and BC have a width of 5 m (into the paper). Determine the moment (magnitude) about point A [kNm] for the depth h = 5m, due to the fluid under the wall only.

The seawall shown below consists of a flat section AB = 3-m with another section, BC, shaped like a quarter cylinder of R = 1-m. Both AB and BC have a width of 5 m (into the paper). Determine the moment (magnitude) about point A [kNm] for the depth h = 5m, due to the fluid under the wall only.

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The seawall shown below consists of a flat section AB = 3-m
with another section, BC, shaped like a quarter cylinder of R=
1-m. Both AB and BC have a width of 5 m (into the paper).
Determine the moment (magnitude) about point A [kNm] for
the depth h = 5m, due to the fluid under the wall only.
h
Water
A
R
B.

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