You must shore up the collision bulkhead due to solid flooding forward. The bulkhead approximates an inverted triangle. Where should the center of pressure of the shores on the bulkhead be located?
⢠Center of pressure on a vertical surface holding back a liquid ⢠How water pressure changes with depth ⢠Effect of an inverted triangular shape (narrow at bottom, wide at top) on force distribution
⢠If water pressure increases with depth, where is the greatest pressure acting on a vertical bulkhead? ⢠How does the shape of an inverted triangle (small area low, large area high) change where the resultant force ends up? ⢠Compare: for a rectangular bulkhead, the center of pressure is below the geometric centerâhow would changing the shape to an inverted triangle shift it?
⢠Remember that pressure increases with depth, but area also matters for total force. ⢠Visualize or sketch the pressure diagram (triangular) and overlay it on an inverted triangular bulkhead. ⢠Identify where the resultant force (center of pressure) of that combined effect would lie: closer to the bottom, middle, or top?
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