Hydrostatic Forces: Curved Surfaces
What force F is required to hold the plate steady?
Given surface AB goes 1 m into the paper
Force balance on fluid element ABC1.
Fv = force on the fluid element due to the weight of water above CB
2.
FH = force on the fluid element due to horizontal hydrostatic forces on AC
3. W = weight of the water in fluid element ABC
4. F = The force to counter all the others listed above
● F has a horizontal component
Fx.
● F has a vertical component
Fv