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The document describes determining support reactions on a flood barrier subjected to water pressure loading. It provides the distributed load magnitude and geometry of the barrier. Equations for the sum of moments and forces are written in terms of the unknown support reactions at points A and B. The equations are solved to find the support reactions RA = 53780.191 N and RB = 33333.333 N, and the angle of RA is 18.053 degrees.

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Mathcad - Extra36

The document describes determining support reactions on a flood barrier subjected to water pressure loading. It provides the distributed load magnitude and geometry of the barrier. Equations for the sum of moments and forces are written in terms of the unknown support reactions at points A and B. The equations are solved to find the support reactions RA = 53780.191 N and RB = 33333.333 N, and the angle of RA is 18.053 degrees.

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Computer Programming Skills MathCad Solution by DF Sozinando Student at the

Vaal University of Technology


*Figure shows the distributed loading due to water pressure that is acting on the upstream side of
the flood barrier. Determine the support reactions acting on the barrier at A and B. Neglect weight of
the barrier.

32000
N
m
:= h
t
5m := a 4m := 60deg :=
Consider interpolation between the highest and lowest point:
0 =

0
h =

0
-
0 -
h 0 -
h
t
0 -
=
solve
0
,
explicit

h
h
t
1 -
|

\
|
|
.
-
0 h
t
=

0
h ( ) -
h
h
t
1 -
|

\
|
|
.
:=
F
R
0
h
t
h
0
h ( )
(
(
]
d := F
R
80000 N =
M
A
0
h
t
h h
0
h ( )
(
(
]
d := M
A
133333.333 N m =
y
M
A
F
R
:= y
5
3
m =
Computer Programming Skills MathCad Solution by DF Sozinando Student at the
Vaal University of Technology
R
B
1N := R
Ax
1N := R
Ay
1N :=
Given

A
R
B
a F
R
y - 0 =
F
x
R
B
sin 90deg 60deg - ( ) R
Ay
+ 0 =
Fy
R
B
cos 90deg 60deg - ( ) R
Ax
- F
R
- 0 =
R
B
R
Ax
R
Ay
|

\
|
|
|
|
.
Find
R
B
R
Ax
R
Ay
|

\
|
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
|
|
|
.
:=
R
B
R
Ax
R
Ay
|

\
|
|
|
|
.
33333.333
51132.487 -
16666.667 -
|

\
|
|
|
.
N =
R
A
R
Ax
2
R
Ay
2
+ := R
A
53780.191 N =
atan
R
Ay
R
Ax
|

\
|
|
.
:= 18.053 deg =

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