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David In Kentucky
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Hi, I'm trying to figure out the pressure that seawater would exert against a vertical surface (on average) over a large area but I am messing up somewhere. The height of the rectangle is 560 ft and the length is 20 miles, or 105,600 ft, giving an area of 2.12 mi². The weight of the water in question is 4,735 megatons (the density of the water due to salinity is 64.336 lbs/ft³).
I attempted to follow the outline linked below, but I seem to be running afoul somewhere. Thanks for any help you are willing to provide.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/lateral-force-of-water-on-the-walls-of-a-tank.581539/
I attempted to follow the outline linked below, but I seem to be running afoul somewhere. Thanks for any help you are willing to provide.
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/lateral-force-of-water-on-the-walls-of-a-tank.581539/