Fluid Statics: Concept of pressure,

Pascals law and its engineering

applications, Hydrostatic paradox.

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Shear Forces

Normal Forces
(pressure)

where F is a force normal to area A

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A womans high heels sink into the soft ground,

but the larger shoes of the much bigger man do not.

Pressure =
force/area
1 Pa = 1 N/m2

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Pressure & Pascals

F
Pressure applied to any part of
Principle
P
A

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an enclosed fluid is transmitted

undimished to every point of the
fluid and to the walls of the
container
Each face feels same force

Any change in the

pressure of a fluid
is
transmitted
uniformly in all
directions
throughout
the
Fluid

Pascal law

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A small force F1 applied to a piston with a small

area produces a much larger force F2 on the larger
piston. This allows a hydraulic jack to lift heavy objects.

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Pressure variation in fluid

at rest

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Hydrostatic
law

Fluid

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