CE CORREL FLUID MECHANICS (B)

Situation 1 (TOTAL HYDROSTATIC FORCE ON SURFACES)

A vertical rectangular gate 1.5m and 3m high is submerged in water with its top edge 2m below the water surface. Find:

1. Total pressure acting on one side of the gate.

a. 154.51 kN b. 211.01 kN c. 182.33 KN d. 134.90 kN
2. Find “e”
a. 0.321m b. 0.112m c. 0.214m d. 0.431m
3. Find the length from the base of the gate to “e”.
a. 1.179m b. 1.388m c. 1.286m d. 1.069m

Situation 2 (TOTAL HYDROSTATIC FORCE ON SURFACES)

A vertical triangular gate with top base horizontal and 1.5 wide is 3m high. It is submerged in oil having sp. gr. of 0.82 with its top base submerged to a depth of 2m.
Find:

4. Total pressure acting on one side of the gate.

a. 76.33 kN b. 39.99 kN c. 54.30 kN d. 60.22 kN
5. Find “e”
a. 0.167m b. 0.210m c. 0.143m d. 0.121m
6. Find the location of “e” from the top base of oil.
a. 3.167m b. 3.210m c. 3.143m d. 3.121m

Situation 3 (BOUYANCY)
A block of wood 0.60m x 0.60m x h meters in dimension was thrown into the water and floats with 0.18m projecting above the water surface. The same block was
thrown into a container of a liquid having a specific gravity of 0.90 and it floats with 0.14m projecting above the surface.

7. Value of h
a. 0.44m b. 0.61m c. 0.54m d. 0.68m
8. Specific gravity of the block.
a. 0.720 b 0.690 c. 0.512 d. 0.667
9. Weight of the block
a. 1.272 kN b. 1.452 kN c. 1.021 kN d. 1.341 kN

Situation 4 (RELATIVE EQUILIBRIUM OF FLUIDS)

An open rectangular tank mounted on a truck is 5m long, 2m wide and 2.5m high is filled with water to a depth of 2m.

10. What maximum horizontal acceleration can be imposed on the tank without spilling any water
a. 2.123 m/sq.s b. 2.010 m/sq.s c. 1.882 m/sq.s d. 1.962 m/sq.s
11. Determine the accelerating force on the liquid mass?
a. 40110 N b. 42130 N c. 39240 N d. 38220 N
12. If the acceleration is increased to 6 m/sq.s, how much water is spilled out?
a. 9.78 cu.m b. 10.22 cu.m c. 8.22 cu.m d. 11.21 cu.m

Situation 5 (RELATIVE EQUILIBRIUM OF FLUIDS)

A vessel 3m in diameter containing 2.4m of water is being raised.

13. Find the pressure at the bottom of the vessel in kPa when the velocity is constant
a. 23.544 kPa b. 24.984 kPa c. 19.221 kPa d. 24.221 kPa
14. Find the pressure at the bottom of the vessel when it is accelerating 0.6 m/sq.s upwards.
a. 22.132 kPa b. 24.984 kPa c. 28.221 kPa d. 20.101 kPa

Situation 6 (RELATIVE EQUILIBRIUM OF FLUIDS)

A vessel containing oil is accelerated on a plane inclined 15 degrees with the horizontal at 1.2 m/sq.s. Determine the inclination of oil surface when the motion is

15. Upwards
a. 5.011 deg b. 7.212 deg c. 4.211 deg d. 6.533 deg
16. Downwards
a. 7.821 deg b. 5.111 deg c. 7.211 deg d. 6.955 deg

Situation 7 (DAMS)
A dam is triangular in cross-section with the upstream face vertical. Water is flushed with the top. The dam is 8m high and 6m wide at the base and weighs 2.4 tons
per cubic meter. The coefficient of friction between the base and the foundation is 0.8. Determine:

17. Soil pressure at the toe of the dam

a. -139.47 kPa b. -155.22 kPa c. -90.22 kPa d. -121.22 kPa
18. Soil pressure at the heel of the dam
a. -48.88 kPa b. -20.22 kPa c. -79.10 kPa d. -102.22 kPa
19. Factor of Safety against overturning
a. 1.05 b. 1.44 c. 2.70 d. 2.10
20. Factor of Safety against sliding
a. 1.05 b. 1.44 c. 2.70 d. 2.10
Situation 8 (BOUYANCY)
A block of wood requires a force of 40N to keep it immersed in water and a force of 100N to keep it immersed in glycerin (sp. Gr. = 1.3). Find:

21. Weight
a. 120 N b. 200 N c. 160 N d. 145 N
22. Unit Weight of Wood
a. 8011 N/cu.m b. 7320 N/cu.m c. 7552 N/cu.m d. 7843 N/cu.m
23. SP. Gr. of the wood
a. 0.6 b. 0.7 c. 0.8 d. 0.9

Situation 9 (STABILITY OF FLOATING BODIES)

A rectangular scow 9m wide, 15m long, and 3.6m high has a draft in sea water of 2.4m. Its center of gravity is 2.7m above the bottom of the scow. Determine:

24. Initial Metacentric Height

a. 1.3125m b. 1.5521m c. 1.1232m d. 1.901m
25. The righting or overturning moment when the scow tilts until one side is just at the point of submergence.
a. 1342 kN-m b. 992 kN-m c. 1102 kN-m d. 1189.3 kN-m

Situation 10 (ROTATING VESSELS)

An open cylindrical tank, 2m in diameter and 4m high contains water to a depth of 3m. It is rotated about its own vertical axis with a constant angular speed ω.

26. If ω = 3 rad/sec. is there any liquid spilled?

a. Yes b. No c. Some d. Spillage is Negligible
27. What maximum value of ω (in rpm) can be imposed without spilling any liquid?
a. 59.78 rpm b. 67.22 rpm c. 54.22 rpm d. 70.22 rpm
28. If ω = 8 rad/s, how much water is spilled out and to what depth the water stand when brought to rest?
a. 1.552 cu.m b. 1.788 cu.m c. 2.211 cu.m d. 1.979 cu.m
29. What angular speed ω (in rpm) will just zero the depth of water at the center of the tank?
a. 90.11 rpm b. 60.22 rpm c. 73.2 rpm d. 84.6 rpm
30. If ω = 100 rpm, how much area at the bottom of the tank is uncovered?
a. 0.889 sq.m b. 0.655 sq.m c. 1.234 sq.m d. 1.551 sq.m