TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

FLUIDS MECHANICS, LEC – PCE7M

PLATE NO: 4

HYDROSTATICS FORCE ON CURVE SURFACES

BERNARDO, KATHRYNE R.

NAME

BSCE – 3B

COURSE AND SECTION

ENGR. BON RYAN PEREZ ANIBAN

INSTRUCTOR

OCTOBER 23, 2020

DATE SUBMITTED
1. Determine the magnitude of horizontal and vertical components of the total force per meter
length acting on the three-quarter cylinder gate shown in Fig P4.1.
SOLUTION:

A.) FOR THE HORIZONTAL

̅A
𝑭𝑯 = 𝜸𝒉

𝑘𝑁
𝐹𝐻 = (9.81 ∗ 1) ∗ 3𝑚 (1 𝑚 ∗ 2𝑚)
𝑚3

𝑭𝑯 = 𝟓𝟖. 𝟖𝟔 𝒌𝑵

B.) FOR VERTICAL

𝑭𝑽 = 𝜸𝑽𝒐𝒍

𝑘𝑁
𝐹𝑉 = 9.81 (4 ∗ 2 ∗ 1 + 0.75 ∗ 22 𝜋)
𝑚3

𝑭 = 𝟏𝟕𝟎. 𝟗𝟑𝟕 𝒌𝑵

2. From Fig. P4.2, the 1.20 m diameter cylinder, 1.2 m long is acted upon by water on the left
and oil having sp. gr. of 0.8 on the right. Determine the components of the reaction at B if the
cylinder weights 19.62 kN.

SOLUTION:

̅A
𝑭𝑯 = 𝜸𝒉 𝑭𝑽 = 𝜸𝑽𝒐𝒍

𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑾𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹:

𝐹𝐻 = 9.81 ∗ 1.2(1.2 ∗ 1.2) = 16.952 𝑘𝑁

1
𝐹𝑉 = 9.81 ( 0.62 𝜋 ∗ 1.2) = 6.657𝑘𝑁
2

𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑶𝑰𝑳:

𝐹𝐻 = (9.81 ∗ 0.8) ∗ 0.6 ∗ (1.2 ∗ 1.2) = 6.781 𝑘𝑁

1
𝐹𝑉 = (9.81 ∗ 0.8) ( 0.62 𝜋 ∗ 1.2) = 5.326𝑘𝑁
2

∑ 𝐹𝐻 = 0 ∑ 𝐹𝑉 = 0

𝐵𝐻 = 𝐹𝐻𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 − 𝐹𝐻𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝐵𝑉 = 𝑊 − 𝐹𝑉𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 − 𝐹𝑉𝑜𝑖𝑙

𝐵𝐻 = 16.952 − 6.781 𝐵𝑉 = 19.62 − 6.657 − 5.326

𝑩𝑯 = 𝟏𝟎. 𝟏𝟕𝟏 𝒌𝑵 𝑩𝑽 = 𝟕. 𝟔𝟑𝟖 𝒌𝑵

3. Determine the horizontal and vertical
components of the total for acting on the cylinder
per meter of its length. See Fig. P4.3

SOLUTION:

A.) FOR THE HORIZONTAL

̅A
𝑭𝑯 = 𝜸𝒉

6sin (45)
ℎ̅ = +4
2

ℎ̅ = 6.121 𝑚

𝑘𝑁
𝐹𝐻 = (9.81 ∗ 1) ∗ 6.121𝑚 (1 𝑚 ∗ 6sin (45))
𝑚3

𝑭𝑯 = 𝟐𝟓𝟒. 𝟕𝟕𝟏 𝒌𝑵

B.) FOR VERTICAL

𝑭𝑽 = 𝜸𝑽𝒐𝒍

1 4 + (6 sin(45) + 4)
𝑉𝑜𝑙 = ( 𝜋32 + ∗ 6 sin(45))
2 2

𝑉𝑜𝑙 = 40.108 𝑚3

𝑘𝑁
𝐹𝑉 = 9.81 ∗ 40.108𝑚3
𝑚3

𝑭 = 𝟑𝟗𝟑. 𝟒𝟓𝟕 𝒌𝑵
4. Determine the force F required to hold the cone shown in Fig. P4.4. Neglect the weight of the
cone.

SOLUTION:

∑ 𝐹𝑉 = 0

𝐹 = 𝐹𝑜𝑖𝑙 − 𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑟

𝐹𝑜𝑖𝑙 = (9.81 ∗ 0.8)((𝜋 ∗ (3 tan(15))2 ∗ 5𝑚) −

1
( 𝜋(3 tan(15))2 ∗ 3𝑚)
3

𝐹𝑜𝑖𝑙 = 63.726 𝑘𝑁

𝜋(2∗3𝑡𝑎𝑛15)2
𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 20 𝑘𝑃𝑎( )
4

𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 40.600 𝑘𝑁

𝐹 = 𝐹𝑜𝑖𝑙 − 𝐹𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 63.726 − 40.600

𝑭 = 𝟐𝟑. 𝟏𝟐𝟔 𝒌𝑵