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The gate shown below has a width of w = 8 ft and opens to let fresh water out when the ocean tide drops.
The hinge is a height h = 2 ft above the freshwater level. At what ocean level H will the gate first open?
You may neglect the weight of the gate.

hinge
h

gate
water
D
H sea water
(SG = 1.025)
stop

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SOLUTION:

hinge
h

D
H
y

Balance moments about the hinge,


y=D y=H

∑M hinge =0= ∫ (D+h 


− y ) ρfresh g ( D − y ) ( wdy ) − ∫ ( D + h − y ) ρsea g ( H − y ) ( wdy ) ,
       
(1)
y=0 moment arm length pressure area y=0 moment arm length pressure area

y=D y=H

∫ ( D + h − y ) ρfresh g ( D − y )( wdy ) = ∫ ( D + h − y ) ρsea g ( H − y )( wdy ) ,


y=0 y=0
(2)

y=D y=H

ρfresh ∫ ( D + h − y )( D − y ) dy = ρsea ∫ ( D + h − y )( H − y ) dy ,
y=0 y=0
(3)

y=D y=H

ρfresh ∫( D 2 + Dh − 2Dy − hy + y 2 dy = ρsea) ∫ ( DH + Hh − Hy − Dy − hy + y ) dy , (4)


2

y=0 y=0

ρfresh ⎡⎣( D 2 + Dh ) y − 12 ( 2D + h ) y 2 + 13 y 3 ⎤⎦ = ρsea ⎡⎣( DH + Hh ) y − 12 ( H + h + D ) y 2 + 13 y 3 ⎤⎦ y=0 ,


y=D y=H
(5)
y=0

ρfresh ⎡⎣( D 2 + Dh ) D − 12 ( 2D + h ) D 2 + 13 D 3 ⎤⎦ = ρsea ⎡⎣( DH + Hh ) H − 12 ( H + h + D ) H 2 + 13 H 3 ⎤⎦ , (6)


ρsea
D 3 + D 2 h − D 3 − 12 D 2 h + 13 D 3 =
ρfresh
( DH 2 + H 2h − 12 H 3 − 12 H 2h − 12 DH 2 + 13 H 3 ) , (7)

1
2 (
D 2 h + 13 D 3 = SGsea − 16 H 3 + 12 H 2 h + 12 DH 2 , ) (8)
1
6 SGsea H 3 − 12 SGsea ( D + h ) H 2 + 12 D 2 h + 13 D 3 = 0 , (9)

H 3 − 3( D + h ) H 2 +
( 3h + 2D ) D 2
=0. (10)
SGsea

Using the given data,


SGsea = 1.025
h = 2 ft
D = 10 ft
Eq. (10) Þ H 3 − ( 36 ft ) H 2 + ( 2536.6 ft 3 ) = 0 (11)
Solving this equation numerically gives H = 9.85 ft
For sea levels less than this critical value, the gate will open.

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