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A large stone block is to be part of a harbour wall. The block is supported beneath the surface of

the sea by a cable from a crane. Fig. 2. 1 shows the block with its top face a distance h beneath the

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The force acting downwards on the top face of the block, due to the atmosphere and the depth h

of water, is 3. 5 X 10^N.

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(a) The top face of the block has an area of 0. 25 m2

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(1) Calculate the pressure on the top face of the block,

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The pressure experienced by an object is force per unit area of the surface. The pressure experienced by the object increases with increase in the applied force and decrease in surface area.

The pressure on the top face of the block is calculated as follows;

P = F/A

where;

F is applied force
A is top face area

P = (3.5 x 10³)/(0.25)

P = 14,000 N/m²

Thus, the pressure on the top face of the block is 14,000 N/m².

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