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2.96 Curved Panel BC Is A 60: H CG H 3

The document calculates the hydrostatic forces on a curved panel submerged in water. It is a 60 degree arc that is 4 meters wide. It estimates the horizontal force to be 335,650 N and the vertical force to be 161,860 N. It then calculates the resultant force to be 372,635 N or 373 kN acting at an angle of 25.7 degrees from the horizontal.

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2.96 Curved Panel BC Is A 60: H CG H 3

The document calculates the hydrostatic forces on a curved panel submerged in water. It is a 60 degree arc that is 4 meters wide. It estimates the horizontal force to be 335,650 N and the vertical force to be 161,860 N. It then calculates the resultant force to be 372,635 N or 373 kN acting at an angle of 25.7 degrees from the horizontal.

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2.96 Curved panel BC is a 60 arc, perpendicular to the bottom at C.

If the panel is 4 m wide


into the paper, estimate the resultant hydrostatic force of the water on the panel.
FH   h CG A h
Solution: The horizontal force is,
 (9790 N/m3 )[2  0.5(3sin 60) m]
 [(3sin 60)m(4 m)]
 335,650 N

The vertical component equals the weight of water above the gate, which
is the sum of the rectangular piece above BC, and the curvy triangular
piece of water just above arc BC—see figure at right. (The curvy-triangle calculation is messy
and is not shown here.)

FV   (Vol)above BC  (9790 N/m 3 )[(3.0  1.133 m 2 )(4 m)]  161,860 N

The resultant force is thus,


FR  [(335,650)2  (161,860)2 ]1/2  372,635 N  373kN Ans.

This resultant force acts along a line which passes through point O at
  tan 1 (161,860/335,650)  25.7

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