Consider the gate shown in the figure below. Note the gate is hinged at location A....
A water gate is shown below. The gate is hinged at the top (point A) and held in place with a stop at the bottom. The weight W is designed to counteract the hydrostatic force acting on the gate. The gate is 4 m high and 2 m wide. The water depth d = 5m. Answer the questions below, using a water density of 1000 kg/m3, and g = 9.81 m/s2. Calculate the average hydrostatic pressure acting on the gate....
A gate is hinged as shown in the figure below. The dimensions are as follows, Hw = 9 ft., Hg = 5 ft., and Wg = 4 ft.Assume the fluid is fresh water. What is the horizontal force on the gate?
8 A rectangular gate is hinged at the water line , the dimension of gate 6mx5m wide. The specific gravity of water 9.81 kN/m3. find the force F to keep the gate closed (Non-anonymous question ) (10 Points) V hinge 6 m water F
5000 kg A rectangular gate 5 m by 2 m is hinged at its based and inclined at 60° to the horizontal as shown in below figure. To keep the gate in a stable position, a counter weight of 5000 kgf is attached at the upper end of the gate as shown in the figure. (Note = Neglect the weight of the gate) Hence 1 kgf = 9.81 N a) Draw the free body diagram for the gate b) Draw...
A channel is closed by a rectangular gate shown in the Figure below. The gate which is hinged at the red circle in the figure is 7 m high and 1 m wide. It has seawater to the left to a depth of 7 m above the baseline and on the right has freshwater to a depth of 9.5 m above the baseline. The density of seawater is 1025 kg/m2, and density of freshwater is 1000 kg/m. Calculate the positive...
Fluid Mechanics Question 4: The gate shown in the figure below is 4.5 feet into the screen and hinged @ point B and rests against a smooth wall @ A. Compute the the horizontal force (in pounds) @ point A? (numeric value only - No units). The dimensions are as follows: Hw = 12 ft., yg = 6 ft., xg = 8 ft. QUESTION 4 The gate shown in the figure below is 4.5 feet into the screen and hinged...
3. The inclined surface shown in Figure below is hinged along edge A. The surface is 5 m wide. a. Determine the resultant force, Fr, of the water on the inclined surface. (15 p) b. Find the location of FR (center of pressure) (15 p) D = 2 m 130° L = 4 m Net hydrostatic pressure distribution on gate.
Problem 3 A gate, in the shape of a quarter-cylinder with a radius of 2.7 m, is hinged at A and scaled at B, as shown in the figure. The gate is 8 m wide. The bottom of the gate is 5 m below the water surface. Assume the water temperature is 20°C (a) Determine the magnitude and direction of the resultant force on the gate. (b) If the gate is made of a material with a density of 6400...
Q2. (20 points) The gate shown below is 5 ft wide. It is hinged at point B and it rests against a smooth wall at A. The gate is rectangular. There is seawater acting on the gate with specific weight Yseawater = 64 lb/ft i. Draw a diagram for this question and show all forces acting on the gate with their locations ii. Find the force acting on the gate iii. Find the location of this force h iv. Find...
Question 4 (7 Marks) Tank ABCDE (Figure 4.1) contains an oil of SG-0.82. The tank has a width (normal to page) of 25m. The tank has a plain gate CD that is hinged at C. It is required to: a) Determine the direction, magnitude (in ton) and inclineation of the resultant hydrostatic force on the circular surface DE; b) Determine the hydrostatic pressure force (direction, magnitude and point of action) on plain surface CD c) Determine the minimum force F...