Una bolsa semiesférica llena de aire está unido al fondo del mar a una profundidad de 10 m,

como se muestra en la Fig. P2.38. Un barómetro de mercurio se encuentra dentro de la bolsa

lee 765 mm Hg, y un manómetro de tubo en U de mercurio diseñado para dar a la presión del
agua exterior indica una lectura diferencial de 735 mm Hg como se ilustra. Sobre la base de
estos datos lo cuál es la presión atmosférica en la superficie del océano?

Concrete is poured into the forms as shown in Fig. P2.48 to produce a set of steps. Determine
the weight of the sandbag needed to keep the bottomless forms from lifting off the ground.
the weight of the forms is 85 lb, and the specific weight of the concrete is 50 lb/ft3.

A homogeneous, 4-ft-wide, 8-ft-long rectangular gate weighing 800 lb is held in place by a

horizontal flexible cable as shown in Fig. P2.52. Water acts against the gate which is hinged at
point A. Friction in the hinge is negligible. Determine the tension in the cable.

a 200-lb homogeneous gate of 10-ft. width and 5-ft length is hinged at point A and held in
place by a 12-ft-long brace as shown in fig. P2.60. As the bottom of the brace is moved to the
right, the water level remains at the top of the gate. The line of action of the force that the
brace exerts on the gate is along the brace.(a) plot the magnitud of the force exerted on the
gate by the brace as a function of the angle of the gate, q for .... (b) repeat the calculations for
the case in which the weight of the gate is negligible. Comment on the results as

A river barge. whose cross section is approximately rectangular. carries a load of grain. The
barge is 28 ft wide and 90 ft long. When unloaded its draft (depth of submergence) is 5 ft, and
with the load of grain the draft is 7 ft. Determine: (a) the unloaded weight of the barge, and (b)
the weight of the grain.