A highway sign has the shape of a half-cylinder with radius (1.0 mathrm{~m}) and length (25.0 mathrm{~m}).

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A highway sign has the shape of a half-cylinder with radius \(1.0 \mathrm{~m}\) and length \(25.0 \mathrm{~m}\). A rearward \(10-\mathrm{km} / \mathrm{hr}\) wind is blowing over the sign as shown in Fig. P6.61.

Figure P6.61

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The pressure on the flat face is constant and equal to the pressure at the corner. Find the force on the sign. Neglect end effects.

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Munson Young And Okiishi's Fundamentals Of Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781119080701

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Authors: Philip M. Gerhart, Andrew L. Gerhart, John I. Hochstein

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