synx Messages 8 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Nov 18, 2006 #1 Find the hydrostatic force on one side wall of the pool when it is full of water. how do i go about solving this? image is attached Attachments untitled2.JPG 7.1 KB · Views: 479
Find the hydrostatic force on one side wall of the pool when it is full of water. how do i go about solving this? image is attached
berkeman Admin Messages 69,692 Reaction score 25,461 Nov 21, 2006 #2 You need to integrate the pressure * area for all the little dA area bits along the side wall. So write an equation for the water pressure as a function of depth, and integrate that p(d) along the height and width of the side.
You need to integrate the pressure * area for all the little dA area bits along the side wall. So write an equation for the water pressure as a function of depth, and integrate that p(d) along the height and width of the side.