again, thanks for your help, bu tthis is what i have been doign all along. Its just I can't get 0.955m to be my answer. Can you try to crunch these numbers?
Another ? is why are you saying that the resulting moment is in the center of the gate? The centroid of pressure is 1/3 from the bottom...
So fine, I can calculate the Moment about that point for the 4000kg force (4000*9.81*1.6)
but then what?
i realize that there must be a reacting moment pushing in the opposite direction. But at what location?
Please HELP! Hydrostatics Problem
Hi,
I am really desperate and need help with the following problem in hydroststics.
take a look at the picture:
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the answer is 0.955 meters. I have no idea how they arrived at that answer. Pleeeease HELP...