Solved Exam Problem: Hydrostatic Forces on a Gate

MEC516/BME516 Fluid Mechanics: A solved exam problem of hydrostatic forces on a plane inclined gate. This tutorial demonstrates the solution a classic midterm or final exam problem. The theory for the analysis of hydrostatic forces on plane surfaces is covered in the video "Chapter 2 Part 3: Fluid Statics":    • Analysis of Hydrostatic Forces on Plane Su...   All the videos in this course and a copy (pdf) of this presentation can be downloaded at: http://www.drdavidnaylor.net Course Textbook: F.M. White and H. Xue, Fluid Mechanics, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2021. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:08 Problem Statement 00:51 Free Body Diagram 01:52 Calculation of the hydrostatic force, F_h 03:44 Location of the hydrostatic force, y_cp 04:25 Second moment of area of rectangular gate 05:34 Statica: Sum the moments are zero about hinge 06:30 Calculation of the gate force, F_gate #fluidmechanics #hydrostatics