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Halliday, Resnick & Walker β€” Fluids: Problem Problem_24

In Fig. 14.15, water stands at depth \(D = 35.0\text{ m}\) behind the vertical upstream face of a dam of width \(W = 314\text{ m}\). Find (a) the net horizontal force on the dam from the gauge pressure of the water and (b) the net torque due to that force about a horizontal line through \(O\) parallel to the (long) width of the dam. This torque tends to rotate the dam around that line, which would cause the dam to fail. (c) Find the moment arm of the torque.

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Find: (a) the net horizontal force on the dam from the gauge pressure; (b) the net torque due to that force about a horizontal line thr; (c) Find the moment arm of the torque

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Fundamentals of Physics Extended Β· 12th Edition
Author: Halliday, Resnick & Walker
Publisher: Wiley
Chapter: Fluids