The lower half of a 6-m-high cylindrical container is filled with water (p = 1000 kg/m³) and the upper half with oil that has a specific gravity of 0.85, as shown in Figure 1 below. Determine the pressure difference between the top and bottom of the cylinder. Oil SG = 0.85 h = 6 m Water p = 1000 kg/m³

The lower half of a 6-m-high cylindrical container is filled with water (p = 1000 kg/m³) and the upper half with oil that has a specific gravity of 0.85, as shown in Figure 1 below. Determine the pressure difference between the top and bottom of the cylinder. Oil SG = 0.85 h = 6 m Water p = 1000 kg/m³

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Chapter8: Centroids And Distributed Loads

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