Water current force
Water current force
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Greetings,
I am presently trying to simply calculate the force exerted on a cable in kg by water current according to its current velocity. Basically, I have to install moorings in a fast water environment and I am trying to calculate how strong a cable I should install and what size weight I should put on the bottom of the river so the current won't take it away. THanks in advance.
I am presently trying to simply calculate the force exerted on a cable in kg by water current according to its current velocity. Basically, I have to install moorings in a fast water environment and I am trying to calculate how strong a cable I should install and what size weight I should put on the bottom of the river so the current won't take it away. THanks in advance.





RE: Water current force
Richard A. Cornelius, P.E.
WWW.amlinereast.com
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Fd = Pd*A
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Hydrology, Drainage Analysis, Flood Studies, and Complex Stormwater Litigation for Atlanta and the South East - http://www.campbellcivil.com
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Also, I would expect that the force exerted by the object being moored would be the dominant factor in determining the cable strength.
Peter Smart
HydroCAD Software
www.hydrocad.net
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