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The document is a tutorial on hydrostatic forces, aiming to provide students with an understanding of how to determine these forces in various scenarios. It includes several tutorial questions involving calculations of hydrostatic forces on structures like swimming pools, windows, dams, and retaining walls. The tutorial emphasizes practical applications and problem-solving in fluid mechanics.

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Tutorial 3

The document is a tutorial on hydrostatic forces, aiming to provide students with an understanding of how to determine these forces in various scenarios. It includes several tutorial questions involving calculations of hydrostatic forces on structures like swimming pools, windows, dams, and retaining walls. The tutorial emphasizes practical applications and problem-solving in fluid mechanics.

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Fluid Mechanics Tutorials (25MRB4202)

Tutorial 3: Hydrostatic Forces

At the end of this session the student should have a complete understanding of the following concepts:

1. Determine the hydrostatic forces by a fluid at rest.

Tutorial Questions

1. Consider a 4-m-long, 4-m-wide, and 1.5-m-high aboveground swimming pool that is filled with
water to the rim. (a) Determine the hydrostatic force on each wall and the distance of the line of
action of this force from the ground. (b) If the height of the walls of the pool is doubled and the
pool is filled, will the hydrostatic force on each wall double or quadruple? Why? Answer: (a) 44.1
kN

2. A room in the lower level of a cruise ship has a 30-cm-diameter circular window. If the midpoint
of the window is 5 m below the water surface, determine the hydrostatic force acting on the
window, and the pressure center. Take the specific gravity of seawater to be 1.025. Answers: 3554
N, 5.001 m

Fig. 1
3. The water side of the wall of a 100-m-long dam is a quarter circle with a radius of 10 m, Fig. 2.
Determine the hydrostatic force on the dam and its line of action when the dam is filled to the
rim.

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Fluid Mechanics Tutorials (25MRB4202)

Tutorial 3: Hydrostatic Forces

Fig. 2
4. A 4-m-high, 5-m-wide rectangular plate blocks the end of a 4-m-deep freshwater channel, as
shown in Fig.3. The plate is hinged about a horizontal axis along its upper edge through a point A
and is restrained from opening by a fixed ridge at point B. Determine the force exerted on the
plate by the ridge.

Fig. 3
5. A water trough of semicircular cross section of radius 0.5 m consists of two symmetric parts
hinged to each other at the bottom, as shown in Fig. 4. The two parts are held together by a cable
and turnbuckle placed every 3 m along the length of the trough. Calculate the tension in each
cable when the trough is filled to the rim.

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Fluid Mechanics Tutorials (25MRB4202)

Tutorial 3: Hydrostatic Forces

Fig. 4
6. A retaining wall against a mud slide is to be constructed by placing 0.8-m-high and 0.2-m-wide
rectangular concrete blocks (density= 2700 kg/m3) side by side, as shown in Fig. 6. The friction
coefficient between the ground and the concrete blocks is f = 0.3, and the density of the mud is
about 1800 kg/m3. There is concern that the concrete blocks may slide or tip over the lower left
edge as the mud level rises. Determine the mud height at which (a) the blocks will overcome
friction and start sliding and (b) the blocks will tip over.

Fig. 5

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