Question: Problem 4 ( 6 points ) : A 1 0 m long seawall separates a freshwater body from a saltwater body as shown in the
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A m long seawall separates a freshwater body from a saltwater body as shown in the figure. The wall is a total of m high, with the top half of the wall being semicircular Under design conditions, the surface of the freshwater body on the left is at the top of the wall and the surface of the saltwater body on the right is at m of the wall. Determine the magnitude of resultant hydrostatic force FR in N on the wall under the design condition. Assume that the fresh water has density of and salt water has a specific gravity of Take the specific weight of water at as and acceleration due to gravity as
Hint: The volume of water causes a force that acts vertically downwards on the upper left side of the seawall and this volume can be calculated by deducting quarter of cylinder from a square with side R
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