Date of Exam: 
May 1994
Subject: 
Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering

Problem
A vertical rectangular plate is submerged half in oil (s = 0.8) and half in water such that its top edge is flushed with the oil surface. What is the ratio of the force exerted by water on the lower half to that by oil acting on the upper half?

A.   1.53 C.   4.33
B.   2.55 D.   3.25

 

Answer Key

 

Solution

 
Category: 
Hydraulics
Total Hydrostatic Force
Hydrostatic Force on Rectangular Plate
Plate Submerged in Oil and in Water

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