Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The tangential force exerted by the shearing stresses on an object submerged in a fluid is known as:
Fluid MechanicsFluid MechanicsMEDIUM
Choose the correct answer
A
pressure drag
B
surface drag
C
drag
D
lift
Correct Answer
B. surface drag
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Tangential viscous shear on the surface produces skin-friction or surface drag
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