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| Example 14: | ||||||||||||
The hemispherical dome as shown in the figure weighs 25 kN and holds water. The dome is fixed to the floor by 3 bolts equally spaced. Find the force on each bolt. |
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| Solution : | ||||||||||||
The total vertical upward force can be calculated by the weight of imaginary volume of water held over the structure. Volume of the imaginary cylinder |
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Fig. Ex14(b) |
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Fig.Ex14(a) |
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Now, the volume of the bottom hemispherical Volume of the shaded part Imaginary Volume of the water over the dome Total upward force F Three bolts are there, force on each bolt is F/3. Answer: |
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