The steel cylinder has a specific weight of 490 lb/ft° and acts as a plug for the 1 ft long slot in the tank. Y = 62.4lb/ ft³ Determine the resultant force the bottom of the tank exerts on the cylinder when the water in the tank just covers the top of the cylinder, h = 0.

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The steel cylinder has a specific weight of 490 lb/ ft° and
acts as a plug for the 1 ft long slot in the tank. Tw = 62.4lb/ ft³
Determine the resultant force the bottom of the tank
exerts on the cylinder when the water in the tank just
covers the top of the cylinder, h = 0.
h
0.35 ft
0.5 ft
Transcribed Image Text:The steel cylinder has a specific weight of 490 lb/ ft° and acts as a plug for the 1 ft long slot in the tank. Tw = 62.4lb/ ft³ Determine the resultant force the bottom of the tank exerts on the cylinder when the water in the tank just covers the top of the cylinder, h = 0. h 0.35 ft 0.5 ft
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