//Example 3.5 clc; clear; close; format('v',7); //Given data : w=9.81;//in kN/m^3 l=3;//in m b=2;//in m h=1;//in m f_bottom=w*h;//in kN/m^2(Pressure intensity at bottom) p_bottom=f_bottom*l*b;//kN disp(p_bottom,"Total pressure on the bottom in kN : "); f_long_vertical=f_bottom/2;//kN p_long_vertical=f_long_vertical*l*h;//kN disp(p_long_vertical,"Total pressure on long vertical wall in kN : "); f_short_vertical=f_bottom/2;//kN p_short_vertical=f_short_vertical*b*h;//kN disp(p_short_vertical,"Total pressure on short vertical wall in kN : ");