A dam is used to store water, and a circular gate which is hinged at its bottom edge is used to control the flow as shown in figure 1. A pressure of 300 kPa is applied to the water free surface. For this gate, width = 1 m (in the direction of the page) , hị =1 m, and h2 = 6 m.

A dam is used to store water, and a circular gate which is hinged at its bottom edge is used to control the flow as shown in figure 1. A pressure of 300 kPa is applied to the water free surface. For this gate, width = 1 m (in the direction of the page) , hị =1 m, and h2 = 6 m.

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A dam is used to store water, and a circular gate which is hinged at its bottom edge is used to
control the flow as shown in figure 1. A pressure of 300 kPa is applied to the water free surface.
For this gate, width = 1 m (in the direction of the page) , hị =1 m, and h2 = 6 m.
P = 300 kPa
hi
Water
Atmospheric
pressure
Gate
h2
Hinge.
Figure 1: Schematic for task 1. (Giancoli et al.)
a. Describe the forces acting on the gate and the center of pressure.

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