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Fionn00
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Hi I am really stuck on this problem and would greatly appreciate some help.
I would be able to solve this if the dam wasn't curved. I would just use integration to find the magnitude of the force f = pghA. I would express a in h and integrate from 0 to 3. and then the direction would be at right angles to the wall but this is curved so I don't know how to find the force or how to express the area in h.
Thanks for help.
I know hot to calculate the moments and get the solution once I have the magnitude and position of the force.
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I would be able to solve this if the dam wasn't curved. I would just use integration to find the magnitude of the force f = pghA. I would express a in h and integrate from 0 to 3. and then the direction would be at right angles to the wall but this is curved so I don't know how to find the force or how to express the area in h.
Thanks for help.
I know hot to calculate the moments and get the solution once I have the magnitude and position of the force.