Physics · Fluid Mechanics

A rectangular sluice gate is installed on the vertical wall of a lock. If the vertical side of the gate is 'd' meters and its centroid is 'p' meters below the water surface, then the depth of the center of pressure is:

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p + (d 2 / 12p)

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