How much pressure would a 120.0 Ib person put on a platform if all their weight was concentrated on the heel of their shoe (area of 2.5 cm²)? An elephant that weights 12,000 lbs, assuming all their weight is placed on one foot and the diameter of their foot is 50 cm (again, assume a perfectly circular foot print); how much pressure would the elephant put the platform? Report pressures in pounds per square inch. Please break down dimensional analysis
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
Gauge Pressure
Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
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