5 - Center of Pressure
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Practice Questions
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What happens to pressure as you go deeper in a fluid?
💡 Hint: Think about weight in terms of columns of fluid.
Define the center of pressure.
💡 Hint: How is it related to the centroid?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the formula to calculate the resultant force on a submerged surface?
💡 Hint: Look for the key terms in pressure calculation.
True or False: The center of pressure is always found at the centroid of the area.
💡 Hint: Recall the variations in pressure with depth.
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Challenge Problems
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A circular gate has a radius of 0.5 m and is submerged 2 m deep in water. Calculate the resultant force and locate the center of pressure.
💡 Hint: Use π = 3.14 for area.
You have a 1 meter long inclined triangular plate submerged at 3 meters depth in water; find yR taking moments and using the formula.
💡 Hint: Translate angles to sin for calculating depths.
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