Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259638091
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek, Phillip J. Cornwell, Brian Self
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5.3, Problem 5.84P
The friction force between a 6 × 6-ft square sluice gate AB and its guides is equal to 10 percent of the resultant of the pressure forces exerted by the water on the face of the gate. Determine the initial force needed to lift the gate if it weighs 1000 lb.
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