HYDRAULICS AND WATERWORKS FORMULAS 295

PRESSURE ON SUBMERGED
CURVED SURFACES

The hydrostatic pressure on a submerged curved surface (Fig. 12.2) is given by

P 2PH2  PV2 (12.3)

where P  total pressure force on the surface

PH  force due to pressure horizontally
PV  force due to pressure vertically

(a)

A B

PV = PV1 + W
PV1
(b)
E
A B

c.g.
PH
Weight FH Reaction
W

D
C FV Reaction

FIGURE 12.2 Hydrostatic pressure on a submerged curved

surface: (a) Pressure variation over the surface. (b) Free-body
diagram.