Q2 Water rises to level E in the pipe attached to tank ABC D in Fig. 3-4. Neglecting the weight of the tank and riser pipe, (a) determine and locate the resultant force acting on area AB, which is 8 ft wide; (b) compute the total force on the bottom of the tank; and (c) compare the total weight of the water with the result in (b) and explain the difference.

Q2 Water rises to level E in the pipe attached to tank ABC D in Fig. 3-4. Neglecting the weight of the tank and riser pipe, (a) determine and locate the resultant force acting on area AB, which is 8 ft wide; (b) compute the total force on the bottom of the tank; and (c) compare the total weight of the water with the result in (b) and explain the difference.

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Chapter8: Centroids And Distributed Loads

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