Hydrostatic Force & It's Location on a Plate

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To calculate the hydrostatic force on a submerged plate, one must consider the depth of the water and the area of the plate. The force can be determined using the formula: F = ρghA, where ρ is the water density, g is the acceleration due to gravity, h is the depth of the centroid of the plate, and A is the area. The location of the hydrostatic force acts at the centroid of the submerged area, which is crucial for stability analysis. The discussion also touches on technical issues regarding image uploads and HTML code usage for sharing drawings. Understanding these calculations is essential for engineering applications involving submerged surfaces.
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Please explain how I calc the hydrostatic force and it's location on the plate.


Above the drawing is says:
A 10m equlateral plate under water
Assume 60 degrees F

I clicked on 'Manage Attatchments' to upload the drawing. Give me a minute to do it another way if it won't show up.
Thanks,
RonelleNote: I couldn't use AutoCAD to draw it because it wouldn't show up on the boards, so I had to use a paint program so please excuse the unaligned flubs and stuff...I doubt my 50 degree is 50 degrees either
 
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How do i use html? just past the code or do i need to be in a different mode? http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-10/844417/Image2.jpg
lol we'll see

Fixed your link, SheCanBuild

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Thankyou enigma
 
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