Solved Exam Problem: Hydrostatic Force on a Semi-circular Plane Gate

MEC516/BME516 Fluid Mechanics: Solution to the hydrostatic force on a plane gate. This is a typical exam-type question. All of the videos in this course, sample exams (with solutions), and a copy (pdf) of this presentation can be downloaded at: http://www.drdavidnaylor.net Course Textbook: F.M. White and H. Xue, Fluid Mechanics, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2021. Chapters 00:00 Problem Statement 02:14 Calculation of the Hydrostatic Force, F 07:12 Location of the Force (Centre of Pressure) 11:16 Free Body Diagram 12:50 Static equilibrium: Moments about Hinge to Find F_g 14:57 End Notes #fluidmechanics #fluiddynamics #hydrostatics