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How would I go about calculating the hydrostatic force on the walls of an upright Cylindrical Tank. To keep it simple, it is completely full of water, is 1m tall, has a diameter of 1m. Many thanks for anyone that can help.

In that case, I have calculated the total resulting force acting at a third of the way up the wall?

Hello, I am trying to calculate the force exerted by the water pressure on the walls of two different water tanks. A cylindrical tank and a cuboid tank. Are the following calculations correct? (It seems too easy!) Using generic dimensions: Cylindrical Tank: Height 1m, Diameter 1m...