Talk:Fluid pressure
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I am proposing that fluid pressure be the home for the topics of fluid pressure, hydrostatic pressure, and water pressure. This topic should also be rectified with the related topics of Pascal's law, fluid statics, fluid dynamics, hydraulics, and fluid mechanics. In my mind, fluid mechanics is the over arching field that includes all the other topics. Steven McCrary 21:32, August 3, 2005 (UTC)
Is the term "shear weight" correct? Shouldn't it be "sheer weight"?
It would depend on the situation. If you put your 'sheer weight' on something you are saying you have put all your weight on it. As regard's 'shear weight' this is when a metal (normally) has exceeded it's structural strength and 'sheared' in two part's. An example would be the large pin you put through a crane hook to hold it to the block. The pin would be tested to take a given weight, if this is exceeded it will shear, indicating it has reached it's 'shear weight' zone. ALLAN.
I worked out the units for pascal's law and it gives kg/ms^2, which is Newtons, not Pa. What am I missing? --Cammy 19:59, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Newtons is kg.m/s^2. Pascals is (as you pointed out) kg/m.s^2. Jeff --Johanssj 19:38, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
