Fluid Mechanics Fundamentals And Applications
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780073380322
Author: Yunus Cengel, John Cimbala
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 3, Problem 162EP
A semicircular 40-ft-diameter tunnel is to be built under a 150-ft-deep. 800-ft-king lake, as shown in Fig. P5-157E. Determine the total hydrostatic force acting on the roof of the tunnel.
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