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How does the force of water acting on a dam change with depth?
Imagine a tank of water measuring 2M long x 1M wide x 1M high.
If I constructed a dam, which divided the tank,leaving 1 cubic meter of water on one side and I drained the other side, what forces would be acting on the dam at the following depths;
0cm, 10cm, 20cm, 30cm, 40cm, 50cm, 60cm, 70cm, 80cm, 90cm, and 100cm
Does the force acting on the dam change if the area of water increases, but remains 1M deep? If so, how would the results compare if the area was 2 square Meters, or 10 square Meters?
1 Answer
- OldPilotLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
Hydraulics Conversions
1 meter water = 9807 Pa (1000 kg * 9.807 m/s^2)====>
98.07 Pa / cm
Pa = 1 N/m^2