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  2. Hydrostatics - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, hydrostatic pressure in blood vessels is the pressure of the blood against the wall. It is the opposing force to oncotic pressure. In capillaries, hydrostatic pressure (also known as capillary blood pressure) is higher than the opposing “colloid osmotic pressure” in blood—a “constant” pressure primarily produced by ...

  3. Structural load - Wikipedia

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    The size of the load factor is based on the probability of exceeding any specified design load. Dead loads have small load factors, such as 1.2, because weight is mostly known and accounted for, such as structural members, architectural elements and finishes, large pieces of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) equipment, and for buildings ...

  4. Arch dam - Wikipedia

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    The main loads for which an arch dam is designed are: [1] [12] Dead load; 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.

  5. Hydrostatic stress - Wikipedia

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    A specialized case of hydrostatic stress contains isotropic compressive stress, which changes only in volume, but not in shape. [1] Pure hydrostatic stress can be experienced by a point in a fluid such as water. It is often used interchangeably with "mechanical pressure" and is also known as confining stress, particularly in the field of ...

  6. Static pressure - Wikipedia

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    static pressure + dynamic pressure = total pressure. This simplified form of Bernoulli's equation is fundamental to an understanding of the design and operation of ships, low speed aircraft, and airspeed indicators for low speed aircraft – that is aircraft whose maximum speed will be less than about 30% of the speed of sound .

  7. Hydrostatic load - Wikipedia

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  8. Hydrostatic test - Wikipedia

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    A hydrostatic test is a way in which pressure vessels such as pipelines, plumbing, gas cylinders, boilers and fuel tanks can be tested for strength and leaks. The test involves filling the vessel or pipe system with a liquid, usually water, which may be dyed to aid in visual leak detection , and pressurization of the vessel to the specified ...

  9. Stress (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    In these situations, the stress across any imaginary internal surface turns out to be equal in magnitude and always directed perpendicularly to the surface independently of the surface's orientation. This type of stress may be called isotropic normal or just isotropic; if it is compressive, it is called hydrostatic pressure or just pressure.