Question

Avertical dam has a semicircular gate as shown in the figure. Thetotal depth dofthe figure is 10 m,the height hofair above the water level is 2 m,and the width wofthe gate is 8 m.Find the hydrostatic force against the gate. (Round your answer tothe nearest whole number. Use 9.8 m/s²forthe acceleration due to gravity. Recall that the weight density ofwater is 1000 kg/m³.)

A vertical dam has a semicircular gate as shown in the figure. The total depth d of the figure is 10 m, the height h of air above the water level is 2 m, and the width wof the gate is 8 m. Find the hydrostatic force against the gate. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Use 9.8 m/s2 for the acceleration due to gravity. Recall that the weight density of water is 1000 kg/m3.)