Consider a reservoir of water at 20?C. A vertical hinged gate (AB) holds back the water. Consider

Consider a reservoir of water at 20?C. A vertical hinged gate (AB) holds back the water.

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Consider a reservoir of water at 20°C. A vertical hinged gate (AB) holds back the water. The gate has a depth of 3.0 m (into the page). (a) Sketch the hydrostatic pressure distribution on the gate (AB) (b) Calculate the total force (F) on gate AB (c) Find the distance of the line of action of force (F) from the hinge at point A Pa Water 3.8 m A B Pa 2 m Consider a reservoir of water at 20°C. A vertical hinged gate (AB) holds back the water. The gate has a depth of 3.0 m (into the page). (a) Sketch the hydrostatic pressure distribution on the gate (AB) (b) Calculate the total force (F) on gate AB (c) Find the distance of the line of action of force (F) from the hinge at point A Pa Water 3.8 m A B Pa 2 m