ES 39 – Fluid Mechanics Problem Set No.

2 (Midterm)

Name: ___LANQUINO, Jim Bryle P.__________ Date: 7/12/2021

Section and Schedule: __BSABE 2A______ Score:

Problem Solving ( 10 points each)

1. An object having a sp.gr. of 0.60 floats in a liquid having a sp.gr. of 0.80.

a. Determine the percentage of the volume below the liquid surface to the total
volume of the body.
b. Determine the weight of the object if the volume above the liquid surface is 0.024
cu.m.
c. Determine the load that will cause the object to be fully submerged.

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2. Compute the depth of the center of pressure for a vertical triangular gate having a
height “d” and a base width “b” and submerged in a liquid with its vertex at the
liquid surface.
a. If the vertex is 1 m. below the surface, determine the location of center of
pressure from the surface if b = 4 m, and d = 3 m.
b. Compute also the total hydrostatic force on one side of the gate.

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3. Consider a heavy car submerged in water in a lake with a flat bottom. The driver’s
side door of the car is 1.1 m high and 0.9 m wide, and the top edge of the door is
8 m below the water surface. Determine the net force acting on the door (normal
to its surface) and the location of the pressure center if (a) the car is well-sealed
and it contains air at atmospheric pressure and (b) the car is filled with water.

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4. A 4-m-high, 5-m-wide rectangular plate blocks the end of a 4-m-deep freshwater

channel, as shown in figure below. The plate is hinged about a horizontal axis
along its upper edge through a point A and is restrained from opening by a fixed
ridge at point B. Determine the force exerted on the plate by the ridge.

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