Question

A town has a 0.9-million-gallon storage capacity water tower. If the density of water is 62.4 lb/ft3 and local acceleration of gravity is 32.1 ft/s2, what is the force, in lbf, the structural base must provide to support the water in the tower

Answer 1

`F = 7525440\,lbf`

Step-by-step explanation:

The force that the structural base must withstand the weight of water:

`F = \rho_(w)\cdot V\cdot g`

`F = (62.4\,(lbm)/(ft^(3)) )\cdot (0.9* 10^(6)\,gal)\cdot \left((0.134\,ft^(3))/(1\,gal) \right)\cdot (32.1\,(ft)/(s^(2)) )\cdot \left((1\,lbf)/(32.1\,lbm) \right)`

`F = 7525440\,lbf`