Civil Engineering - Hydraulics - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Hydraulics - Section 3 (Q.No. 27)
27.
Atmospheric pressure is equal to water column head of
9.81 m
5.0 m
10.30 m
7.5 m.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Sumit said:   8 years ago
Std.atm =101.3kn/m2.

= 10.3m(for water) and 760mm for Hg.
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Gajan Rana said:   8 years ago
It's also equal to 1.03kg/cm2.

Arunendra Rao said:   8 years ago
1 atm=101325 Pa and we know that hydrostatic pressure at a point is P=ρgh. So in a water column,
101325 = 1000 * 9.81 * h.

So, h=10.3 m which is a height of the liquid column.

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