The breadth of the upper edge of a deep tank bulkhead is 12 metres. The vertical heights of the bulkhead at equidistant intervals across it are 0, 3, 5, 6, 5, 3 and 0 meters respectively. Find the depth of the centre of the pressure below the waterline when the tank is filled to a head of 2 metres above the top of the tank.
Can the COP also be calculated as :
ReplyDeleteCOP = (Icg/A*z) + z