4.

Measurements of pressure at the base and top of a mountain

are 74 cm and 60 cm of mercury respectively. Workout the
height of mountain if air has specific weight of 11.97 N/m 3.
[3]

KHWOPA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

UNIT TEST - 2007 (ODD)
LEVEL:- B. E. (Civil) II/I
SUBJECT:- BEG261CI, Fluid Mechanics
25
TIME:- 01:00 hrs.
10

FULL MARKS:PASS MARKS:-

Candidates are requested to give their answers in their own words as far as
practicable.
Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt ALL questions.

1. a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Define specific weight and mass density.

Define the terms Poise and Stokes.
What are absolute gauge and vacuum pressure?
What is Newton's law of Viscosity?
When will the centre of gravity and centre of pressure
coincide in case of plane immersed surface?
[2x5]

2. A cylinder 2m in diameter, 3m in length and supported as

shown in fig.1 retains water on one side of the cylinder weighs
150 kN, make calculations for the vertical reaction at A and
horizontal reaction at B.
[7]

3. Determine (PAPB) in fig.2

[5]

4. Measurements of pressure at the base and top of a mountain

are 74 cm and 60 cm of mercury respectively. Workout the
height of mountain if air has specific weight of 11.97 N/m 3.
[3]

KHWOPA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

UNIT TEST - 2007 (ODD)
LEVEL:- B. E. (Civil) II/I
SUBJECT:- BEG261CI, Fluid Mechanics
25
TIME:- 01:00 hrs.
10

FULL MARKS:PASS MARKS:-

Candidates are requested to give their answers in their own words as far as
practicable.
Figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Attempt ALL questions.

1. a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Define specific weight and mass density.

Define the terms Poise and Stokes.
What are absolute gauge and vacuum pressure?
What is Newton's law of Viscosity?
When will the centre of gravity and centre of pressure
coincide in case of plane immersed surface?
[2x5]

2. A cylinder 2m in diameter, 3m in length and supported as

shown in fig.1 retains water on one side of the cylinder weighs
150 kN, make calculations for the vertical reaction at A and
horizontal reaction at B.
[7]

3. Determine (PAPB) in fig.2

[5]