A concrete block is attached to the gate as shown. If the water level is 1.3 m from the bottom of the container, and there is no reaction force at A, what would be the reaction force for the level shown? The specific gravity of the concrete is 2.4.

A concrete block is attached to the gate as shown. If the water level is 1.3 m from the bottom of the container, and there is no reaction force at A, what would be the reaction force for the level shown? The specific gravity of the concrete is 2.4.

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Chapter8: Centroids And Distributed Loads

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A concrete block is attached to the gate as shown. If the water level is 1.3 m from the bottom of the container, and there is no
reaction force at A, what would be the reaction force for the level shown? The specific gravity of the concrete is 2.4.
2 m
10.70 m
m
40⁰
0.60 m
The reaction force at the indicated level is 6636.06 N.

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