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03-Experiment # 3-Hydrostatic Force On Plane Surfaces (12-18)
03-Experiment # 3-Hydrostatic Force On Plane Surfaces (12-18)
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EXPERIMENT NO. 3
OBJECTIVE
DERIVATION
Consider a strip across the end face of the quadrant dx at a depth x, force on that
strip = ρgxbdx.
1
(Please refer to your lecture notes)
x
dF
dx
d
b = 75 mm
From: P = γ Lh
therefore P= γLx
P= F/A = dF/dA
therefore dF = PdA
dF = γLxbdx
hd
dF
h
L gbxdx`
Therefore, the total force on the end surface
F
gb h d h 2
2
(1)
2
gbd 2
F
2
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