Question: Could you please solve it without integrating? Figure 1 shows a cross section of a submerged tunnel used by automobiles to travel under a river.

Could you please solve it without integrating?
Figure 1 shows a cross section of a submerged tunnel used by automobiles to travel under
a river. Find the magnitude and location of the resultant hydrostatic force on the semi-
circular roof of the tunnel. Assume the length (dimension perpendicular to the screen) of
the tunnel is b (adopted from Muson et al. P2.115)
figure 1
Could you please solve it without integrating?

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