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Exercise No 2 Fluid Statics Set A

The document contains 15 physics problems involving fluid statics concepts like pressure, buoyancy, and hydrostatic forces. The problems involve calculating pressures, determining minimum forces needed to hold gates, and analyzing dams, cylinders, and tanks partially or completely filled with liquids. Solutions require using fluid properties like density and specific gravity along with principles of fluid mechanics.

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Exercise No 2 Fluid Statics Set A

The document contains 15 physics problems involving fluid statics concepts like pressure, buoyancy, and hydrostatic forces. The problems involve calculating pressures, determining minimum forces needed to hold gates, and analyzing dams, cylinders, and tanks partially or completely filled with liquids. Solutions require using fluid properties like density and specific gravity along with principles of fluid mechanics.

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EXERCISE NO.

2 FLUID STATICS (SET A)


1. Assuming the density of air to be constant at 0.0024 slug/ft3, calculate the pressure change from the
top of a mountain to its base if the elevation change is 10,000 ft.
2. What is the pressure in the water pipe shown in the figure:

3. An enclosed rectangular concrete vault with outside dimensions 2 m x 1 m x 1.5 m and wall thickness
10 cm is buried with the top surface even with the ground surface. Will the vault tend to rise out of the
ground if the ground becomes completely saturated with water? Use Sconcrete = 2.4.

4. A trapezoidal channel, with cross section shown in figure, is gated at one end. What is the minimum
force P needed to hold the vertical gate closed if it is hinged at the bottom? The gate has the same
dimensions as the channel and the force P acts at the water surface.

5. Assume a linear pressure distribution over the base of the concrete (S =2.4) dam shown in figure. Will
the dam topple over (sum moments about the bottom, right-hand corner)? Use:
(a) H = 40 ft
(b) H = 60 ft
(c) H = 80 ft

6. (a) Determine the magnitude, direction, and line of action of the horizontal and vertical components of
the hydrostatic force acting on curved surface AB shown in figure, which has a radius of 2 m and a
width of 4 m.
(b) Assume that the water exists on the opposite side of the vertical barrier (the surface AB remains as
shown with point A 8 m below the surface level). Determine the information requested in part (a)
7. Find the force P if the parabolic gate shown in figure is:
(a) 2 m wide and H =2 m
(b) 4 ft wide and H= 8 ft

8. A body, with a volume of 2 , weighs 40 kN. Determine its weight when submerged in a liquid with
S = 1.59.

9. An object weighs 100 N in the air and 25 N when submerged in water. Calculate its volume and specific
weight.

10. The plug and empty cylinder shown in figure weigh 1500 lb. Calculate the height h needed to lift the
plug if the radius R of the 10-ft-long cylinder is:
(a) 12 in. (b) 16 in. (c) 20 in.

11. A hydraulic device is used to raise an 89kN truck. If oil, sp gr 0.810, acts on the piston under a pressure
of 1.22 MPa, what diameter is required?

12. An empty balloon and its equipment weigh 100 lb. When inflated with gas weighing 0.0345 lb/ft3 the
balloon is spherical and 20 ft in diameter. What is the maximum weight of cargo that the balloon can
lift, assuming that air weigh 0.0765 lb/ft3 ?

13. A concrete cube 0.5 m on each side is to be held in equilibrium under water by attaching a light foam
buoy to it. What is the minimum volume of the foam buoy? The unit weights of the concrete and the
foam are 23.58 kN/ and 0.79 kN/ , respectively.
14. In the gate AB is hinged at B and is 1.2 m wide. What vertical force, applied at the center of gravity of
the 20kN gate, will keep it in equilibrium?

15. A tank with vertical sides contains 0.914 m of mercury and 5.029 m of water. Find the total force on a
square portion of one side 0.61 m by 0.61 m in area, half of this area being below the surface of the
mercury. The sides of the square are horizontal and vertical.

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