Solution:

Given Data:

*The width of the gate is: w  1.2 m

*The length of the gate is: l  2.4 m

*The mass of the gate is: M  360 kg

*The angle of inclination of the gate from horizontal axis is:   

*The slant length of the gate up to the water level is: L  1.83 m

(c)

The free body diagram of the gate is shown below:

Here,

T is the tension in the cable.

W  Mg is the weight of the gate.

F is the hydrostatic force on the gate.

H is the horizontal reaction force at the hinge.

V is the vertical reaction force on the hinge.

(a)
The expression for the total hydrostatic force on the gate is given as:

F    g  A  h ........(1)

Here,

  1000 kg m 3 is the density of the water.

g  9.81 m s 2 is the acceleration due to gravity.

A  w  L is the frontal area of the gate.

h is the centre of the vertical projection of the gate.

Substitute all the values in equation (1):

L 
   
F  1000 kg m 3  9.81 m s 2   w  L    sin 60 
2 
 1.83 m 
   
 1000 kg m 3  9.81 m s 2   1.2 m 1.83 m   
 2
sin 60 

 17070.768 N

Thus, the total hydrostatic force on the gate is 17070.768 N .

(b)

The expression to calculate the location of the centre of pressure is:

I
y  yc
yc A .......(2)

Here,
I is the moment of inertia of the gate.

L
yc 
2

Substitute all the values in equation (2):

 1
 
w  L3
L
y  12  
L
 w L  2 
2
L L
 
6 2
2L

3
2 1.83 m

3
 1.22 m

Thus, the location of the centre of pressure from point hinge point A is 1.22 m.