//Example 3.13 clc; clear; close; format('v',6); //Given data : a=8;//meter b=6;//meter h=3;//meter CD=2;//meter theta=30;//degree A=(a+b)/2*h;//meter^2 AB=(a+2*b)/(a+b)*h/3;//meter x1bar=AB;//meter BC=AB*sind(theta);//meter BD=BC+CD;//meter xbar=BD;//meter g=9.81;//gravity w=g*1000;//in N/m^3 p=w*A*xbar/10^3;//in kN disp(p,"Total pressure in kN : "); IG=(a^2+b^2+4*a*b)/(a+b)*h^3/36;//in m^4 h_bar=IG/A/xbar*(sind(theta))^2+xbar;//in meter disp("Depth of centre of pressure is "+string(h_bar)+" meter.");