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A water gate with rectangular shape as shown in figure below. Calculate a required force P to maintain a gate in close condition. Given Ixc = bd3/12 which b and d is width and length respectively and density of water is 1000 kg/m3.

          A water gate with rectangular shape as shown in
figure below. Calculate a required force P to maintain
a gate in close condition. Given Ixc = bd3/12 which b
and d is width and length respectively and density of
water is 1000 kg/m3.

A water gate with rectangular shape as shown in
figure below. Calculate a required force P to maintain
a gate in close condition. Given Ixc = bd3/12 which b
and d is width and length respectively and density of
water is 1000 kg/m3.

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Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

Philip M. Gerhart, Andrew L. Gerhart,… 8th Edition

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A water gate with a rectangular shape, as shown in the figure below. Calculate the required force P to maintain the gate in a closed condition. Given Ixc = bd^3/12, where b and d are the width and length respectively, and the density of water is 1000 kg/m^3. Water 3m Hinged Gate 4m