Submerged Surfaces

Question 1

Submerged Surfaces

Answer 1

▪ Hydrostatic pressure exerts forces on surfaces submerged in liquids at rest.
▪ Because the pressure is distributed over the submerged surface, the force is too.
▪ For design calculations we want the equivalent point force and its line of action.
▪ We can calculate the forces and moments acting on the flat or curved walls of
submerged structures and retaining walls.