Civil Engineering - Hydraulics - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Hydraulics - Section 4 (Q.No. 31)
31.
If H is the depth of water retained by a vertical wall, the height of centre of pressure above the bottom is
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Vatsal patel said:   9 years ago
H/2 answer is right because pressure acting at the vertical wall so that half of that depth. But if dam (triangle) that time it's pressure acting at h/3.

Shailendra said:   9 years ago
Answer is H/3.

Hail hydra_ulics said:   9 years ago
Why is the answer H/3?

VISHU said:   9 years ago
Yes, it is H/3.

VIKY said:   9 years ago
Why not H/3?


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