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A 6m wide by 4m flat rectangular gate serves to hold back water as shown in the figure below.
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Estimate the vertical depth at which the resultant hydrostatic force is acting.
Ine
VR =
+ ye
VeA
Ine
+ x,
FR = yhc A
A = ba
(a) Rectangle

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