Hydrostatic Forces on Plane Surfaces

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Compute the resultant hydrostatic force on a submerged plane surface using F = ρg·h_c·A
Locate the center of pressure below the centroid using the second moment of area
Explain why the center of pressure is always deeper than the centroid for a surface with a free surface above it

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