12. A 4 m tall, 1.2 m diameter barrel filled with hardened cement mortar is dropped across a 4 m wide rectangular channel to completely block the water flowing down the channel. After a few days, the leakage under the stream bed raises the water level on the downstream side to a 0.6 m depth. Calculate the followings: Horizontal hydrostatic force on the cylinder on the upstream side; (Ans: 28.25 kN). II. Horizontal and vertical forces on the downstream side. (Ans: 7.1 kN; 11.1 KN). Upstream 1.2m Stream bed 0.6m Downstream

12. A 4 m tall, 1.2 m diameter barrel filled with hardened cement mortar is dropped across a 4 m wide rectangular channel to completely block the water flowing down the channel. After a few days, the leakage under the stream bed raises the water level on the downstream side to a 0.6 m depth. Calculate the followings: Horizontal hydrostatic force on the cylinder on the upstream side; (Ans: 28.25 kN). II. Horizontal and vertical forces on the downstream side. (Ans: 7.1 kN; 11.1 KN). Upstream 1.2m Stream bed 0.6m Downstream

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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