Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781118912652
Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 9, Problem 107P
A water tower consists of a 12-m-diameter sphere on top of a vertical tower 30 m tall and 2 m in diameter. Estimate the bending moment exerted on the base of the tower due to the aerodynamic force imposed by a 100 km/hr wind on a standard day. Neglect interference at the joint between the sphere and tower.
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