5 A square aperture in the vertical side of a tank has one diagonal vertical and is completely covered by a plane table hinged along one of the upper sides of the aperture. The diagonals of the aperture are 2 m long and the tank contains a liquid of specific gravity 1.15. The centre of aperture is 1.5 m below the free surface of liquid as shown below: 15m Liqual Sp gr 1.15 What will be the thrust exerted on the plate by the liquid? (Y, = 10 kN/m") (a) 14.9 kN (() 46.8 KN (b) 34.5 kN (d) 76.5 kN DELL

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5 A square aperture in the vertical side of a
tank has one diagonal vertical and is
completely covered by a plane table hinged
along one of the upper sides of the
aperture. The diagonals of the aperture are
2 m long and the tank contains a liquid of
specific gravity 1.15. The centre of aperture
is 1.5 m below the free surface of liquid as
shown below:
15m
Liquel
Sp gr L15
What will be the thrust exerted on the plate
by the liquid? (7, 10 kN/m")
(a) 14.9 kN
(c) 46.8 KN
(b) 34.5 kN
(d) 76.5 kN
DELL
Transcribed Image Text:5 A square aperture in the vertical side of a tank has one diagonal vertical and is completely covered by a plane table hinged along one of the upper sides of the aperture. The diagonals of the aperture are 2 m long and the tank contains a liquid of specific gravity 1.15. The centre of aperture is 1.5 m below the free surface of liquid as shown below: 15m Liquel Sp gr L15 What will be the thrust exerted on the plate by the liquid? (7, 10 kN/m") (a) 14.9 kN (c) 46.8 KN (b) 34.5 kN (d) 76.5 kN DELL
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