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  2. Hydrostatics - Wikipedia

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    p is the hydrostatic pressure (Pa), ρ is the fluid density (kg/m 3), g is gravitational acceleration (m/s 2), z is the height (parallel to the direction of gravity) of the test area (m), 0 is the height of the zero reference point of the pressure (m) p_0 is the hydrostatic pressure field (Pa) along x and y at the zero reference point

  3. Archimedes' principle - Wikipedia

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    The surface is at constant depth, so the pressure is constant. Therefore, the integral of the pressure over the area of the horizontal bottom surface of the cube is the hydrostatic pressure at that depth multiplied by the area of the bottom surface. Similarly, the downward force on the cube is the pressure on the top surface integrated over its ...

  4. Young–Laplace equation - Wikipedia

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    In physics, the Young–Laplace equation (/ l ə ˈ p l ɑː s /) is an algebraic equation that describes the capillary pressure difference sustained across the interface between two static fluids, such as water and air, due to the phenomenon of surface tension or wall tension, although use of the latter is only applicable if assuming that the wall is very thin.

  5. St. Francis Dam - Wikipedia

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    Water that collected in the drainage pipes under the dam to relieve the hydrostatic uplift pressure was carried off in this manner as well. [ 34 ] In April 1927 the reservoir level was brought to within 10 feet (3.0 m) of the spillway, and during most of May the water level was within 3 feet (0.91 m) of overflowing.

  6. Bernoulli's principle - Wikipedia

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    Bernoulli's principle. A flow of air through a venturi meter. The kinetic energy increases at the expense of the fluid pressure, as shown by the difference in height of the two columns of water. Video of a venturi meter used in a lab experiment. Part of a series on.

  7. Pore water pressure - Wikipedia

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    Pore water pressure (sometimes abbreviated to pwp) refers to the pressure of groundwater held within a soil or rock, in gaps between particles (pores). Pore water pressures below the phreatic level of the groundwater are measured with piezometers. The vertical pore water pressure distribution in aquifers can generally be assumed to be close to ...

  8. Capillary length - Wikipedia

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    The capillary length or capillary constant is a length scaling factor that relates gravity and surface tension. It is a fundamental physical property that governs the behavior of menisci, and is found when body forces (gravity) and surface forces (Laplace pressure) are in equilibrium. The pressure of a static fluid does not depend on the shape ...

  9. Arch dam - Wikipedia

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    Hydrostatic load generated by the reservoir and the tailwater; Temperature load; Earthquake load; Other miscellaneous loads that affect a dam include: ice and silt loads, and uplift pressure. [1] [12] The Idukki Dam in Kerala, India. Most often, the arch dam is made of concrete and placed in a V-shaped valley.