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Section 4: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Fluid Mechanics

Subtopic: Hydrostatic pressure and its measurement

Question Statement:

A piezometer tube inserted into a pressurized water conduit registers a static water column height of $4.5\text{ m}$. Calculate the gauge pressure in the conduit in $\text{kPa}$. (Take $g = 9.81\text{ m/s}^2$ and $\rho = 1000\text{ kg/m}^3$)

Answer Key:

44.15

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

$p = \rho g h = 1000 \times 9.81 \times 4.5 = 44145\text{ Pa} = 44.145\text{ kPa}$
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