Please visst the link and can someone help me to answer the question. I am lost.

[hfatehi]

https://www.wp.uni-karlsruhe.de/ResEng/problems.pdf

Only the first question

 

[russ_watters]

You'll have to show some work to get help.

And we have a homework section...moving.

 

[hfatehi]

well i am having difficulty for getting hc. since the resultant force (Fr) = specific weight X Hc X Area.

than i will need to find the Horizontal component at the wall and the reactions at hinge.

 

[hfatehi]

Anybody out there to help me with problem 1 from the link i have posted?

 

[teknodude]

Fill that out, so that someone can see what your thinking.

Start by finding the centroid of the gate, then locating the center of pressure.