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Solved numericalA 3m square gate provided in an oil tank is hinged at its top edge. The tank contains gasoline (sp. gr. = 0.7)…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalFor the system shown in figure, calculate the height H of water at which the rectangular hinged gate will just…Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalA cylinder, 2m in diameter and 3m long weighing 3KN rests on the floor of the tank. It has water to a depth of…Water Resources · 3 min read
Solved numericalFind the magnitude and direction of the resultant pressure force on a curved face of a dam which is shaped acc…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalFind the weight of the cylinder (dia. =2m) per m length if it supports water and oil (sp gr = 0.82) as shown i…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalCalculate the pressure force on the curved surface ABCD as shown in the figure below. AB is a quadrant of radi…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalFind the net horizontal and vertical forces acting on the surface ABCDEF of width 5m as shown in the figure be…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalEach gate of a lock is 6m high and is supported by two hinges placed on the top and the bottom. When the gates…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalThe tank whose cross section is shown in fig. is 1.2m long and full of water under pressure. Find the componen…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalFind the horizontal and vertical forces per m of width on the tainter gate shown in the figure.Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalThe 0.9m diameter cylinder in the fig. is 7m long and rests in static equilibrium against a frictionless wall…Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalThe 1m diameter log (sp gr = 0.82) divides two shallow ponds as shown in the fig. Compute the net horizontal a…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalThe cylinder in the fig. is 1.5m long and its radius is 1.25m. Compute the horizontal and vertical components…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalThe bottled liquid (sp gr = 0.9) in the fig. is under pressure, as shown by the manometer reading. Compute the…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalA dam has a parabolic profile as shown in the fig. Compute the horizontal and vertical components of the force…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalIn the fig., a 2.4m diameter cylinder plugs a rectangular hole in a tank that is 1.4m long. With what force is…Water Resources · 2 min read
Solved numericalThe 1.8m diameter cylinder in the fig. weighs 100000N and 1.5m long. Determine the reactions at A and B, negle…Water Resources · 1 min read
Solved numericalThe water is on the right side of the curved surface AB, which is one quarter of a circle of radius 1.3m. The…Water Resources · 1 min read