When hydrostatic pressure pushes up against your basement walls and floor, it can push its way through. This should be a scary thought for any property owner. Water finding its way in is rarely a ...

Hydrostatic pressure is not constant, but instead fluctuates with seasonal changes in rainfall and water tables. It can push water through wall-floor joints, opening close to your basement windows ...

Then, install your pressure gauge on an exterior faucet, turn on the faucet and read the pressure. Your home’s water pressure should be between 40 and 80 psi (pounds per square inch). How to Fix ...

A hydrostatic stress is one for which the diagonal terms of the stress tensor are of equal value and the off-diagonal terms are zero. For this situation the diagonal terms are equal to -p, where p is ...