Question: Problem 4 ( 6 points ) : A 1 0 m long seawall separates a freshwater body from a saltwater body as shown in the

Problem 4
(6 points) :
A 10 m long seawall separates a freshwater body from a saltwater body as shown in the figure. The wall is a total of 6 m (hfresh) high, with the top half of the wall being semicircular (R=2m). 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 3.90 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 975kgm3 and salt water has a specific gravity of 1.25. Take the specific weight of water at 40C as 9810Nm3 and acceleration due to gravity as 9.81ms2.
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.
Problem 4 ( 6 points ) : A 1 0 m long seawall

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