FLUID MECHANICS

1. If an object has a mass of 2.0 slugs at sea level, what would its mass
be at a location where acceleration due to gravity is 30ft/s2?

8. A dam 4m on top, 18m at the bottom & 25m high has water 20m deep
acting on its vertical side. Neglecting uplift pressure, what is the stress
at the heel? Wt. of concrete is 2200kg/m3. Ans. 39773kg/m2

2. Standard atmospheric pressure is measured by a barometer column

of 760mm of mercury. Compute the equivalent height of water column if
specific gravity of mercury is 13.6. Ans. 10.34m

9. Determine the force F required to keep the conical plug in the hole
of 1m diameter as shown in the figure. Neglect the weight of the plug.
Ans. 63.7KN

3. A liquid is compressed in a cylinder has a volume of 1000cm3 at

1MPa and a volume of 995cm3 at 2MPa. What is the bulk modulus? Ans.
200MPa
4. A rectangular tank having an internal width of 5m has a partition as
shown below. If the specific gravity of oil is 0.82, find the depth of oil.
Ans. 1.22m

10. A spherical ball one meter in diameter floats half submerged in a

tank of oil with a specific gravity of 0.82. Find the minimum weight of an
anchor made of lead with a specific gravity of 11.3 that will be required
to submerged the ball completely. Ans. 2272N

5. The differential manometer is attached to a pipe as shown in the

figure. Compute the pressure difference between points A and B. Ans.
112.57kPa

11. A rectangular scow 10m long, 6m wide & 3m high has a draft of
2.2m in water. What maximum load F that can be applied at the edge so
as not to sink the scow. Use moment of wedge shift principle. Ans.
117.72KN
12. An open cylindrical tank has a diameter of 2m & a height of 6m
containing water to a depth 4m. What volume of water will be spilled
out if it is rotated at 12.5rad/sec. Ans. 5.45cu.m.
13. A closed cylindrical tank 6m high & 2m in diameter is filled with
water to a depth of 5m. It is rotated about its axis at 8rad/sec. What is
the maximum pressure at the bottom if the air space inside is under a
pressure of 80KPa? Ans. 145.4KPa
14. An open rectangular tank 3.8m high, 2.5m wide and 6m long is filled
with water at a depth of 2.2m. If the tank is accelerated to the left at
2.3m/s2, compute the maximum acceleration without spilling any water.
Ans. 5.23

6. A semi-circular gate AB shown in the figure is hinged at A & held by

horizontal force at B. What horizontal force F is required for
equilibrium? Ans. 799.4KN

7. In the figure shown, determine the

resultant pressure per meter of its
length acting on the cylinder. Ans.
66.75KN

15. A rectangular tank containing water is accelerated at 2.5m/s2

upward & parallel to the inclined plane making an angle of 80 with the
horizontal. Determine the inclination of the water surface. Ans. 13.720
16. A closed tank that has an elliptical cross section is mounted on a
truck. It is filled with oil having a specific gravity of 0.81. The tank is
3.5m long & has a total depth of 1.5m. If the tank has a cross sectional
area of 4.8m2 & is accelerating horizontally at 4.5m/s2, find the total
force acting at the rear end of the tank. Ans. 90.01KN