Capp An aquarium has a vertical, diamond shaped window that is 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide.

The top of the triangle is submerged 3 feet below the water level. The density of the water is 1.940 slugs/ft3. Gravitational acceleration is 32.2 ft/s2.

Solved Problem 2-ZA 2-17

x y D = 3 ft y

H = 4 ft

W = 2 ft

a) What is the location of the centroid for the window, yc? b) What is the moment of inertia for the window about the centroid of the window, Ixc? c) What is the resultant force due to the hydraulic pressure, Fres , acting on the window? d) What is the line of action, ycp , for this resultant force? The specific weight of the water, , is ...
g 1.940 slugs ft 32.2 2 3 ft s 62.5 lbf ft 3

(1)

Because of the symmetry of the window, the centroid of the window, yW,c , is located at the center of the geometry. H 4 ft yW ,c D 3 ft 5 ft 2 2 Triangle properties are given below.

(2)

yc h

Area of triangle: A

bh 2 h 3 bh3 36

Location of centroid: yc Moment of Inertia: I xc

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Capp The triangle height, h , is ...

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h
The triangle base, b , is ...

H 2

4 ft 2

2 ft

(3)

b W
The displacement,

2 ft

(4)

, of the centroid from the base of the triangle is ... h 2 ft 0.667 ft 3 3

(5)

The triangle area, AT , is ...

AT
The window area, AW , is ...
AW

bh 2

2 ft 2 ft 2

2 ft 2

(6)

2 AT

2 2 ft 2

4 ft 2

(7)

The moment of inertia for the triangle about the centroid of the triangle, IT,xc , is ...

IT , xc

b h3 36

2 ft

2 ft 36

0.444 ft 4

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Using the parallel axis theorem, the moment of inertia for the triangle about the triangle base or window centroid, IT,xb , is ...
IT , xb IT , xc A
2

0.444 ft 2 ft 2

0.667 ft

1.333 ft 4

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The moment of inertia for the window about the window centroid, IW,xc , is ...

IW , xc

2 IT , xb

2 1.333 ft 4

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The pressure at the centroid of the window, pc , is ... lbf pc yW ,c 62.5 3 5 ft ft The resultant force on the window, Fres , is ...
Fres pc AW 312 lbf 4 ft 2 ft 2

312

lbf ft 2

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1, 249 lbf

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The line of action for this force, ycp , is ... IW , xc ycp yW ,c yW ,c Aw

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5 ft

2.67 ft 4 5 ft 4 ft 2

5.13 ft

(13)

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