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Retaining Wall Stability and Tank Pressure Calculations

The document provides 3 engineering problems related to calculating forces on retaining walls and structures containing water. The first problem asks to calculate the depth of mud that would cause a 3-meter concrete retaining wall to tip over. The second problem asks to calculate the tension force P required to open a hinged door at the bottom of a freshwater tank. The third problem asks to calculate the compressive force C in vertical struts supporting the sides of a V-shaped freshwater trough.

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Retaining Wall Stability and Tank Pressure Calculations

The document provides 3 engineering problems related to calculating forces on retaining walls and structures containing water. The first problem asks to calculate the depth of mud that would cause a 3-meter concrete retaining wall to tip over. The second problem asks to calculate the tension force P required to open a hinged door at the bottom of a freshwater tank. The third problem asks to calculate the compressive force C in vertical struts supporting the sides of a V-shaped freshwater trough.

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5/189 Calculate the depth h of mud for which the 3-m concrete retaining wall is on the verge of tipping

about its forward edge A. The density of mud may be taken to be and that of concrete to be .

Representative Problems 5/195 The cross section of a fresh-water tank with a slanted bottom is shown. A rectangular door 1.6 m by 0.8 m (normal to the plane of the figure) in the bottom of the tank is hinged at A and is opened against the pressure of the water by the cable under a tension P as shown. Calculate P.

5/196 The sides of a V-shaped fresh-water trough, shown in section, are hinged along their common intersection through O and are supported on each side by vertical struts hinged at each end and spaced every 2 m. Calculate the compression C in each strut. Neglect the weights of the members.

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