A textbook on mechanical and electrical engineering (1898)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton : International Textbook Co., [1898-99] · leaf 400
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 ? 3Q3 Solution.—The pressure due to… … BUOYANT EFFECTS OF WATER. 987. In Fig. 169 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.03617; the downward pressure = 6x6X 15 X .03617, and the difference =6X6X 6 X .03617 = the volume of the…
Electrical engineering · Mechanical engineering
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