Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3, Problem 46P
A rectangular gate (width w = 2 m) is hinged as shown, with a stop on the lower edge. At what depth H will the gate tip?
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