Chapter 2 Fundamental Hydraulic Fluid Mechanics 2.2.1 Characteristics of Hydrostatics 1.The hydrostatics Static pressure:the action force in normal on a unit area.It is intituled pressure in physics and action force in engineering usually 2.The characteristics of hydrostatics (1)In any homogeneous fluid system at rest,the pressure increases with the depth of the fluid. (2)Pressure at any point in a homogeneous fluid system at rest acts perpendicularly to surfaces in contact with the fluid 12 Homepage List Upwards Downwards Retumn Exit Chapter 2 Fundamental Hydraulic Fluid Mechanics 12 1. The hydrostatics Static pressure: the action force in normal on a unit area. It is intituled pressure in physics and action force in engineering usually. 2. The characteristics of hydrostatics (1) In any homogeneous fluid system at rest, the pressure increases with the depth of the fluid. (2) Pressure at any point in a homogeneous fluid system at rest acts perpendicularly to surfaces in contact with the fluid. 2.2.1 Characteristics of Hydrostatics