Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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ISBN: 9781118912652
Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3, Problem 65P
A cylindrical weir has a diameter of 3 m and a length of 6 m. Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant force acting on the weir from the water.
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