International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa. : The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 387
MECHANICS. 375 Example.—A sphere having a diameter of 30 inches is filled withwater, and subjected to an additional pressure of 75 pounds per squareinch; what is the total pressure tending to separate one vertical half-section of the sphere from its opposite half ? Solution.—The pressure due to the… … BUOYANT EFFECTS OF WATER. In Fig. 1G9 is shown a 6-inch cube entirely sub-merged in water. The lateral pressuresare equal, and act in opposite directions.The upward pressure = 6 X 6 X 21 X.03C17; the downward pressure = G X 6X 15 X .03617, and the difference =6x6X 6 X .03617 = the volume of the…
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