Sample Problems 1

1. A reservoir of glycerin has a mass of 1,200kg and a volume of 0.952cu.m. Fid its (A) weight, W,
(B) unit weight, ɣ, (C) mas density, P, and (D) specific gravity, S1.
2. If the specific volume of a certain gas is 0.7848 m3/kg, what is its specific weight?
3. Water in a hydraulic press, initially at 137KPa absolute, is subjected to a pressure of 116,280 KPa
absolute. Using EB=2.5GPa determine the percentage decrease in the volume of water.
4. If the viscosity of water at 70oC is 0.00402 poise and its specific gravity is 0.978 determine its
absolute viscosity in Pa-s and its kinematic viscosity in m2/s and in stokes.
5. Estimate the height to which water will rise in a capillary tube of diameter 3mm. Use
σ=0.0728N/m and ɣ=9810N/m3 for water.
6. What is the value of the surface tension of a small drop of water 0.3mm in diameter which is in
contact with air if the pressure within the droplet is 561 Pa?
7. A sonar transmitter operates at 2 impulses per second. If the device is held to the surface of
fresh water (EB=2.04 x 109 Pa) and he echo is received midway between impulses how deep is
the water?

Sample Problems 2

1. If the pressure 23 meter below a liquid is 338.445KPa, determine its nit weight, mass density,
and specific gravity.
2. If the pressure in the air space above an oil (s=0.75) surface in a closed tank is 115KPa absolute,
what is the gage pressure 2m below the surface?
3. Find the absolute pressure in KPa at a depth of 10m below the free surface of oil SP.GR 0.75 if
the barometric reading is 752 mmHg.
4. In the figure shown, f the atmospheric pressure is 101.03 KPa and the absolute pressure at the
bottom of the tank is 231.3 KPa, what is the specific gravity of olive oil?
5. Convert 760mm of mercury to (A) oil of SP.GR. 0.82 and (B) water.
6. A hydraulic press is used to raise an 80-KN cargo truck. If oil of SP.GR. 0.82 acts on the piston
under a pressure of 10 MPa, what is the diameter of piston required?
7. Is air had a constant specific weight of 12.2N/m3 and were incompressible, what would be the
height of the atmospheric pressure (sea level) is 102 KPa.
8. Determine the value of y in the manometer shown in the figure.

Sample Problems 3

1. (A) Compute the depth of the center of pressure for a vertical triangular gate having a height “h”
and a base width “b”, and submerged in a liquid with its vertex at the liquid surface.
(B) If the vertex is 1m. Below the surface, determine the location of center of pressure from the
surface if b=4m and d=3m.
(C) Compute also the total hydrostatic force on one side of the gate.
2. From the figure shown. (A) Compute the horizontal component of the hydrostatic force. (B)
Compute the vertical component of the hydrostatic force (C) Compute the location of the vertical
component horizontally from B.

3. Steel pipe having the diameter of 36in. carries water under the head of 750ft. of water. (A)
Compute the internal pressure on the pipe. (B) Compute the wall thickness of steel pipe needed to
resists the static pressure if the allowable working stress for steel pipe is 16 000 PSI. (C) Compute
the tangential force on the steel pipe.

4. A concrete dam of trapezoidal cross-section, with one face vertical has a thickness of 0.60m at the
top and 4.2m at the bottom. It is 7m high and has a horizontal base. The vertical face is subjected to
a water pressure, the water standing 6m above the base. The weight of concrete is 24 KN/m3 per
meter length of dam,

Evaluate:

(A) The total hydrostatic force on the dam in KN.

(B) The resisting moment of the dam to overturning n KN.m
(C) Factor of safety against overturning.

5. (A) What fraction of the volume of a solid object of SP.GR. 7.3 floats above the surface of a
container of mercury? (B) If the volume of the object below the liquid surface is 0.014m3, what is the
wt. of the object. (C) What load applied vertically that would cause the object to be fully
submerged?

6. 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 the initial metacentric height.