Question 4 The sea water (RD=1.03) level on one side of a sea lock is 3.5m high. Determine...

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The sea water (RD=1.03) level on one side of a sea lock is 3.5mhigh.

  1. Determine the force on the 5m wide sea lock and also thelocation of this force from the bottom.
  2. If a 300mm diameter hole is cut out and a cover plate bolted inplace, determine the force on the cover plate and also the locationto the center of the hole. The tops of the hole is 2.35m below thelevel of the sea water.

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