The aft width gate with water depth 5ft as shown in figure (1) The arm is...
The massless, 9-ft-wide gate shown in the figure below pivots about the frictionless hinge O. It is held in place by the 1650 lb counterweight, W. Determine the water depth, h Water Gat Pivot o Width 9ft h = the tolerance is +/-2% Show Work is REQUIRED for this question: Open Show Work LINK TO TEXT
A rectangular gate having a width of 4 ft is located in the sloping side of a tank as shown in the figure below. The gate is hinged along its top edge and is held in position by the force P. Friction at the hinge and the weight of the gate can be neglected. Determine the required value of P. Water 29 ft Hinge Gate 60° lb A rectangular gate having a width of 4 ft is located in the...
2.51 A weightless gate of width w separates two reservoirs of water of depths hi and h as shown in Figure P2.51. The two sides of the gate are inclined to the horizontal at angles and 02 The gate is pivoted without friction at the hinge H. Find the ratio ha/hi when the gate is in static equilibrium in terms of 01 and 02. Show your coordinate system your work.
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....
The massless, 2-ft-wide gate shown in the figure below pivots about the frictionless hinge O. It is held in place by the 1950 lb counterweight, W. Determine the water depth, h.
CVE 3303F) /Page 3 of 6 b) A quadrant of a circle sluice gate (as shown in Figure Q2 (b) with radius 1.5 m pivoted as its centre O (G centre of gravity). When the water is level with the pivot O Calculate the magnitude and dircction of the resultant force on the gate, due to the water and the running moment required to open the gate. The width of the gate is 3 m and it has a mass...
QUESTION 2 (10 marks) A rectangular gate of width w = 2m, and length L - Xm, and of uniform thickness so that the centre of mass is located at the centroid, holds back a depth of water at 15°C as shown. The water surface is at the same height as the gate hinge. Find the minimum weight of the gate so that the gate remains closed. 8 = 30° L=4m Water Wm
Q7 (a). Figure 7a shows a gate holding 2-m depth water behind it. The gate is in the direction of 30 from the horizontal direction. The width of the gate is 4 m. The density of water is p 1000 kg/m2 The weight of the gate can be ignored. Determine the reactions of the gate at A and B. (g= 10 m/s2) В 30° Figure 7a
Chapter 02, Problem 122 The homogeneous gate shown in the figure below consists of one quarter of a circular cylinder and is used to maintain a water depth of 3.8 m. That is, when the water depth exceeds 3.8 m, the gate opens slightly and lets the water flow under it. Determine the weight of the qate per meter of length Pivot 3.8m 1 m kN W = the tolerance is +/-2% Open Show Work Show Work is REQUIRED for...
1. The width y of a flood defence gate is 6 m and the profile is given by z 3x as shown in Figure 1. If water is retained to a depth of z 3 m on the upstream side of the gate, determine forces Fx and Fz acting on the gate. Hence (or otherwise) find the moment M acting about the base of the gate. gate Figure 1 water 3 m 1. The width y of a flood defence...