A car plunges into a lake during an accident and lands at the bottom of the lake on its wheels. The door is 1.2 m height and 1m wide and the edge of the door is 8 m below the free surface of the water. Determine the hydrostatic force on the door and the location of the pressure centre and discuss whether the driver can open the door.

A car plunges into a lake during an accident and lands at the bottom of the lake on its wheels. The door is 1.2 m height and 1m wide and the edge of the door is 8 m below the free surface of the water. Determine the hydrostatic force on the door and the location of the pressure centre and discuss whether the driver can open the door.

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International Edition---engineering Mechanics: Statics, 4th Edition

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Chapter8: Centroids And Distributed Loads

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