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A vertical wall is subjected to a pressure due to one kind of liquid, on one of its sides. The total pressure on the wall per unit length is (where w = Specific weight of liquid and H = Height of liquid)

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HARENDRA KUMAR
HARENDRA KUMAR 6 years ago
P = Pressure;

P/h = Total pressure per unit length = integral((w*h)dh).

= (w*h^2)/2.
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