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A long, solid cylinder of radius 2 ft hinged at point A is used as an automatic gate, as shown in
Fig. P11–9E. When the water level reaches 15 ft, the cylindrical gate opens by turn­ing about the
hinge at point A. Determine (a) the hydrostatic force acting on the cylinder and its line of action
when the gate opens and (b) the weight of the cylinder per ft length of the cylinder. My Textbook Solutions

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Step 1 of 9

Draw the schematic diagram of the automatic gate.

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Step 2 of 9

Calculate the horizontal force acting on the enclosed element.

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Here, is the force acting along the x-axis, is the density of water, is the acceleration
due to gravity, is the distance between the center of gravity of the vertical projection of
cylinder and the free surface, is the projected area of the cylinder exposed to water, is the
radius of the cylinder, is the distance between the hinge and the free surface and is the
width of the gate.

Substitute for , for , for , for and for

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Step 3 of 9

Calculate the vertical force acting on the enclosed element.

Here, is the pressure acting on the bottom surface.

Substitute for , for , for , for and for .

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Step 4 of 9

Calculate the volume of the enclosed element.

Substitute for and for .

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Step 5 of 9

Calculate the weight of the enclosed element per unit width of the gate.

Here, is the mass of the enclosed element.

Substitute for , for and for .

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Step 6 of 9

Calculate the resultant vertical force.

Substitute for and for .

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Step 7 of 9

(a)

Calculate the hydrostatic force acing on the gate.

Substitute for and for .

Determine the direction of the hydrostatic force.

Substitute for and for .

Thus, the hydrostatic force acting on the gate is .

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Step 8 of 9

Consider the gat that is about to lift.

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Calculate the weight of the cylinder.

Take moment about A.

Here, is the weight of the cylinder.

Substitute for , for and for .

Thus, the weight of the cylinder is .

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