WHAT DO YOU THINK

ABOUT "SURFACES"?
Horizontal flat surfaces under liquids
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A flat surface in a horizontal position in a fluid at rest is subject to

constant pressure.

2 Rectangular walls

The retaining walls of the figure are rectangular pairs exposed to

a pressure that varies from zero, on the surface, to a maximum at
the bottom.

Flat submerged areas in general

3

The objective is to calculate the magnitude of the resulting force

on the area, and the location of the pressure center.

Development of the procedure in

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general for forces in submerged flat
areas

A part of the left wall is vertical and the bottom portion is a

cylinder segment.
The force is interesting due to the pressure of the fluid acting on
the curved surface.

Pressure center
5

The point on which the resultant of all the forces exerted by the
pressure field must be applied.

Piezometric load
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Infographics a Its a specific measure of liquid pressures above a

geodetic datum.
It is measured as an elevation of the liquid surface.

Force distribution on a submerged

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curved surface

To calculate the resulting force on the curved surface, we must

calculate the force components (horizontal and vertical).

Horizontal component
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This part of the system behaves in the same way as the vertical
walls previously studied.

Credits:
Varela Sánchez Liliana
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