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Hey guys, Seeing not a lot of people have actually seen the picture, I thought I'd host it somewhere else so it could be shown directly on the page. http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6809/buoyancy.png Also, I guess I could add more data in order for you to help me. The buoyancy...

Hi, I'd like to calculate the buoyancy force exerted on a gate in an intake channel (see picture in attachment). Since the gate is not totally surrounded by water, I guess that the normal buoyancy formula doesn't apply here, am I right ? Is there a rule of thumb for this kind of problem ...