MEC516/BME516 Fluid Mechanics: A simple solved exam problem of hydrostatic forces on a flat vertical gate. The solution includes locating the line of action i.e, the center of pressure.

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Minor Correction: There is a "typo" at 6:46. h_cg=2.8m (not 1.8m) . But the value of y_cp and the problem answers are all ok.

Course Textbook: F.M. White and H. Xue, Fluid Mechanics, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2021.

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