10.2 - Hydrostatic Pressure Considerations
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Practice Questions
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Define hydrostatic pressure.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to pressure as you go deeper in a fluid.
Explain what center of pressure (CP) is.
💡 Hint: Think about the location relative to center of gravity.
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What happens to hydrostatic pressure as depth increases?
💡 Hint: Remember the formula related to depth.
The center of pressure is located above the center of gravity of a submerged surface. True or False?
💡 Hint: Think about how pressure works on submerged objects.
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A submerged rectangular gate has dimensions of 3 meters by 2 meters. If the top of the gate is 1 meter under water, calculate the total force acting on it due to hydrostatic pressure.
💡 Hint: Start by calculating the pressure at the gate's centroid.
Determine the center of pressure for a vertical wall submerged in two different liquids: water (ρ=1000kg/m³) and oil (ρ=800kg/m³). How do pressures at different depths influence the center of pressure?
💡 Hint: Focus on how pressure distributions affect the location of the center of pressure.
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