A thin square plate of side 4 m is placed horizontally 2 m below the surface of water. Calculate the thrust on one of the surface of the plate.
(Given: Atmospheric pressure,Patm=1.013×105N/m2
Density of water, ρw = 1000 kg/m3,
Acceleration due to gravity, (g)=9.8 ms−1)
19.344×105 N
Given :
Depth of plate in the water from the surface, h=2 m
Density of water, ρw=1000 kg/m3,
Acceleration due to gravity, g=9.8 ms−1
Atmospheric pressure, Patm=1.013×105N/m2
Area of plate,
A=4 m×4 m
A=16 m2