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Description: The floodgate of a dam is in the shape of a parabola opening upwards. It is 20 ft tall and 10 ft wide at the top. Calculate thehydrostatic force experienced by the floodgate if the top of the floodgate is 50 ft below the surface of the water.To simp

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The floodgate of à dam is ih the Jo adi hydrostatic force experienced by the floodgate if the top of the floodgate is 50 ft below the surface of the water.

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

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305501607

Author:Andrew Pytel And Jaan Kiusalaas

Publisher:Andrew Pytel And Jaan Kiusalaas

Chapter8: Centroids And Distributed Loads

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8.116P: Each of the three gates has a constant width 1: (perpendicular to the paper). Calculate the force P...

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