You must shore up a bulkhead due to solid flooding forward. The bulkhead approximates a rectangle. The center of pressure of the shores on the bulkhead should be located _________.

Correct Answer: Option A — approximately one-third of the way up the bulkhead

Hydrostatic pressure against a rectangular flooded bulkhead increases linearly with depth, placing the resultant center of pressure at one-third of the height measured from the bottom of the bulkhead.