A penstock having a straight section shown in the figure is 4 ft wide and hinged at point C. The penstock weight is 18000 lbf and its center of gravity is 1.67 ft from the BC plane. Determine the resulting moment on the label when the water is 3 ft high from the bottom of the penstock (g = 10 m/s2).

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Determine the resulting moment on the label when the water is 3 ft high from the bottom of the penstock. Read the Statement and the figure below.

5 ft
A penstock having a straight section shown in the
figure is 4 ft wide and hinged at point C. The
penstock weight is 18000 Ibf and its center of gravity
is 1.67 ft from the BC plane. Determine the resulting
Kneecap
moment on the label when the water is 3 ft high
from the bottom of the penstock (g = 10 m/s2).
9 ft
Water
3 ft
B
Transcribed Image Text:5 ft A penstock having a straight section shown in the figure is 4 ft wide and hinged at point C. The penstock weight is 18000 Ibf and its center of gravity is 1.67 ft from the BC plane. Determine the resulting Kneecap moment on the label when the water is 3 ft high from the bottom of the penstock (g = 10 m/s2). 9 ft Water 3 ft B
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