Question 3 of 4 · Fluid Statics and Hydrostatic Forces · Advanced · About 24 min
Load and pressure centre of a vertical panel
A vertical rectangular inspection panel is fully submerged in still fresh water of density . Its horizontal width is and vertical height is . The upper edge is beneath the free surface. Calculate the resultant gauge-pressure force normal to the panel and the vertical depth of the centre of pressure below the free surface. Use .

Given
Width: 1.25 m
Vertical height: 1.80 m
Top-edge depth: 1.40 m
Density: 1000 kg/m³
Gravity: 9.81 m/s²
Find
Resultant hydrostatic force
Centre-of-pressure depth
Assumptions
Plane vertical panel.
Water pressure gauge zero at free surface.
Uniform water density.
Worked solution
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