A 5 M Wide Rectangular Gate Weights 280 Kg. The Gate Is Hinged At Point B And Leans Against The Floor At Point A Marking An Angle Of 40° With The Horizontal As Shown. The Gate Is To Be Opened From Its Lower Edge By Applying A Normal Force F At Its Center. Determine The Minimum Force F Required To Open The Watergate For Water Take P=1000 Kg/m3 And For The Rectangular Gate 1 = 1/12bh3.

Question-Answer › Category: Fluid Mechanics › A 5 m wide rectangular gate weights 280 kg. The gate is hinged at point B and leans against the floor at point A marking an angle of 40° with the horizontal as shown. The gate is to be opened from its lower edge by applying a normal force F at its center. Determine the minimum force F required to open the watergate For water take p=1000 kg/m3 and for the rectangular gate 1 = 1/12bh3.

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A 5 m wide rectangular gate weights 280 kg. The gate is hinged at point B and leans against the floor at point A marking an angle of 40° with the horizontal as shown. The gate is to be opened from its lower edge by applying a normal force F at its center.
Determine the minimum force F required to open the watergate For water take p=1000 kg/m3 and for the rectangular gate 1 = 1/12bh3.