Problem 5. From the given figure, the spillway gate CD is in the form of parabolic segment with a length of 3m. The head of water is 4m and n=2m. Determine the following: a. Magnitude of the horizontal component Fn of the hydrostatic force acting on the gate b. Magnitude of the Vertical component Fy of the hydrostatic force acting on the gate c. distance "z" of horizontal component from the bottom of the gate d. distance "s" of the vertical component from C

Problem 5. From the given figure, the spillway gate CD is in the form of parabolic segment with a length of 3m. The head of water is 4m and n=2m. Determine the following: a. Magnitude of the horizontal component Fn of the hydrostatic force acting on the gate b. Magnitude of the Vertical component Fy of the hydrostatic force acting on the gate c. distance "z" of horizontal component from the bottom of the gate d. distance "s" of the vertical component from C

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