A vertical dam on a large lake is 30 ft tall and 60 ft wide, and the water level is 3 ft below the top of the dam. In the middle of the dam at the very bottom is a gate in the shape of an equilateral triangle 6 ft on a side as shown in the figure below. (Assume a density of water p = 62.4 lb/ft³.) 6 ft 27 ft Find the hydrostatic force (in lb) on the gate. (Round your answer to the nearest integer.) lb
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
Gauge Pressure
Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
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