Q2:- The rectangular panel, which is 4 m wide, 3 m high block the end of a 3 m deep water channel. The panel is suspended around a horizontal axis along its upper edge through point B and is prevented from opening by a fixed edge at point C. Determine the force which is exterted on the panel by the ridge as shown in fig.(2).

Q2:- The rectangular panel, which is 4 m wide, 3 m high block the end of a 3 m deep water channel. The panel is suspended around a horizontal axis along its upper edge through point B and is prevented from opening by a fixed edge at point C. Determine the force which is exterted on the panel by the ridge as shown in fig.(2).

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

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Chapter8: Centroids And Distributed Loads

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