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CONFIDENTIAL EM110/ MEC241/ MAY 2022/ASSIGNMENT1 QUESTION 3 Figure Q3 shows a rectangular gate with 4-meter-wide and hav
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CONFIDENTIAL EM110/ MEC241/ MAY 2022/ASSIGNMENT1
QUESTION 3 Figure Q3 shows a rectangular gate with 4-meter-wide and having a mass of 200 kg. The gate is hinged at A and lean against the floor at B (making an angle of 50° with the horizontal). The gate is to be open from its lower edge by movement of the piston applied at its center. Calculate: the force on the hinge, and the, and net force on the gate due to the fluid on each side, the magnitude of hydrostatic force applied on the gate, and i. ii. the force, F from the piston required to open the gate. Oil SG = 0.82 2m 5 m 50 Figure Q3 B (12 marks)