Hydrostatic Pressure

Q1. A rectangular tank 4 metres long 2 metres wide contains water up to a depth of 2.5metres. Calculate the
pressure on the base of the tank. [Ans. 196.2KN]
Q2. A tank 3m × 4m contains 1.2m deep oil of specific gravity 0.8. Find
i. Intensity of pressure at the base of the tank, and
ii. Total pressure on the base of the tank. [Ans. 9.42kPa, 113.4kN]
Q3. A circular door of 1m diameter closes an opening in the vertical side of a bulkhead, which retains sea water.
If the centre of the opening is at a depth of 2m from the water level, determine the total pressure on the
door. Take specific gravity of sea water as 1.03. [Ans. 15.9KN]
Q4. A rectangular plate 2m × 3m is immersed in water in such a way that its greatest and least depths are 6m
and 4m respectively from the water surface. Calculate the total pressure on the plate. [Ans. 294. 3KN]
Q5. A tank 10m × 10m contains water up to a height of 3m. Determine the total pressure on the base of the
tank. [Ans. 2943kN]
Q6. A vessel 2m × 1m contains 1m deep oil of specific gravity 0.84. What is the intensity of pressure and total
pressure at the base of the tank? [Ans. 8.24kPa, 16.48KN]
Q7. Find the total pressure on a rectangular plate 2m wide and 4m deep vertically immersed in water in such a
way that 2m side is parallel to the water surface at 3m below it. [Ans. 392.4kN]
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Q8. A circular plate 1.2m diameter is immersed in oil of specific weight 8.5kN/m , such that its centre is 4m
below the oil surface. Find the intensity of pressure and total pressure on the plate. [Ans. 34kPa, 38.42kN]
Q9. Find the intensity of pressure on a rectangular plate 2m wide and 2.5m deep immersed vertically in water,
such that its centre is 1.5m deep from the water surface. Also find the total pressure on the plate.
[Ans. 14.7kPa, 73.57kN]
Q10. A rectangular plate 1m wide and 2m deep is vertically immersed in water. Find the total pressure on the
plate, when its upper edge is horizontal and (i) coincides with water and (ii) 1.5m below the free surface
of water. [Ans. 19.62kN, 49.05kN]
Q11. A circular plate of 1m diameter is immersed in water in such a way that its plane makes an angle of 30 0
with the horizontal and its top edge is 1.25m below the water surface. Determine the total pressure on
the plate. [Ans. 11.56kN]
Q12. An isosceles triangular plate of base 3 metres and altitude 3 metres is immersed vertically in water as
shown in figure. Determine the total pressure and centre of pressure of the plate. [Ans. 44.1kN, 1.5m]
Water 3m

3m

Q13. A circular gate of 2m diameter is immersed vertically in an oil of specific gravity 0.84 as shown in figure.
Find the oil pressure on the gate and position of centre of pressure on the gate. [Ans. 77.66kN, 3.08m]
Oil Surface

3m

2m
Q14. A square plate ABCD 5m × 5m hangs in water from one of its corners as shown in figure. Determine the
total pressure on the plate and the position of the centre of pressure. [Ans. 2452.5kN, 10.21m]

Water Surface

5m 10m

5m

Q15. An isosceles triangle of base 3 metres and altitude 6metres is immersed vertically in water, with its axis of
symmetry horizontal as shown in figure. [Ans. 794.6kN, 9.04m, 2m laterally]
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Water Surface

B
9m

` A D 3m

C
6m

Q16. A rectangular plate 2m wide and 4m deep is immersed in water in such a way that its plane makes and
angle of 25o with the water surface as shown in figure. Determine the total pressure on the side of the plate
and the position of the centre of pressure. [Ans. 208.0kN, 2.74m]

Water Surface

25O
1.8m
𝑋̅

2m

C. G.

4m
Q17. A circular plate of 2 metres diameter is submerged in water as shown in figure. The greatest and least
depths of the plate are 2m and 1m respectively. Find total pressure on the face of the plate and position
of the centre of pressure. [Ans. 46.2kN, 1.54m]

Water Surface

𝜃 = 300 1m
𝑋̅

2m

C. G.

2m

Q18. A triangular plate of 1 metre base and 1.8 metre altitude is immersed in water. The plane of the plate is
inclined at 30o with the free surface of water and the base is parallel to and at a depth of 2 metres from
water surface as shown in figure. Find the total pressure on the plate and position of the centre of
pressure. [Ans. 20.31kN, 2.32m]

Water Surface

` 30O
2m
𝑋̅

1m

C. G.

1.8m

Q19. A rectangular plate 2m wide and 3m deep is immersed vertically in water. Determine the total pressure
and centre of pressure on the plate, when its upper edge is horizontal and 3.5m below the free surface
of water. [Ans. 294.3 kN, 5.15m]
Q20. A square plate of 1m side is immersed vertically with its centre is 4m below the water surface. Find the
total pressure and position of the centre of pressure. [Ans. 39.24 kN, 4.02m]
Q21. A circular plate of 2.5 metre diameter is vertically immersed in water, so that its centre is 4m below the
water surface. Find the total pressure on the plate and the point where it acts. [Ans. 192.7 kN, 4.1m]
Q22. An isosceles triangular plate 3m high and 2m base is immersed vertically in water in such a way that its
apex is below the base and at a distance of 4m below the water surface. Find the total pressure and
position of the centre of pressure. [Ans. 58.86 kN, 2,25m]
Q23. A rectangular plate 1m wide and 2 m deep is immersed in water in such a way that its plane surface makes
an angle of 45o with the water surface and its centre of gravity lies 5m below the water surface. What is
the total pressure on the plate and the point where it acts? [Ans. 98.1 kN, 5.03m]
Q24. A rectangular plate 2m wide and 3m deep is immersed in water in such a way that its plane makes an
angle of 30o with the water surface and its upper edge is 1.5m below the water surface. Calculate the
total pressure and the position of centre of pressure. [Ans. 132.4 kN, 2.33m]
Q25. A circular plate of 3m diameter is immersed in water in such a way that it makes an angle of 30o with the
horizontal and is 1m below the water surface. Find the total pressure on the plate and the centre of
pressure. [Ans. 121.4 kN, 1.8m]
Q26. Find the depth of alcohol of specific gravity 0.789 which produces an intensity of pressure equal to 2
kN/m2. Also find the pressure head in terms of water and mercury. [Ans. 0.258m, 0.203m, 0.015m]
Q27. A triangular surface having 3m width and 3m height is submerged vertically in an oil of specific gravity
0.8. The vertex of the triangular surface is above its base and just touches the free oil surface. Find the
force acting on the surface due to oil pressure and the depth at which the force acts.
[Ans. 70.632 kN, 2.25m]
Q28. A vertical gate closes a horizontal tunnel 3m high and 2m wide running full with water. The pressure at
the bottom of the gate is 2 MPa. Determine the total pressure on the gate and the position of centre of
pressure. [Ans. 11.911 MN, 202.374]
Q29. A circular plate of 4m diameter is immersed in water such that its greatest and least depth below water
surface is 10 m and 6m respectively. Find the total pressure and the position of centre of pressure.
[Ans. 985.708 kN, 8.125m]
Q30. A triangular plate of 3 m base and 1.5 m altitude is immersed in water. The plane of the plate is inclined
at 30o with the free surface of water and base is parallel to and at a depth of 2m from water surface. Find
the total pressure on the plate and position of centre of pressure. [Ans. 49663N, 2.264m]
Q31. A triangular surface of 3m base and 4 m altitude is place fully submerged in a liquid of specific gravity 1.2.
The area of the plane surface is inclined at 30o to the free liquid surface. The base is parallel to free liquid
surface and is at a depth of 2.5 m from the free surface. Find the total pressure and depth of centre of
pressure. [Ans. 223.55 kN, 3.235m]
Q32. A triangular area of 2 m base and 3 m altitude is place in a liquid of specific gravity 0.8. The area of the
plane is inclined at 30o to the horizontal i.e. free liquid surface and the base is parallel and is at a depth of
3m from the free surface. Determine total pressure and centre of pressure. [Ans. 58.86 kN, 2.55m]
Q33. A triangular lamina having 2m base and 4m altitude is immersed vertically in water such that its vertex is
below the base. If the C.P. is 200mm below the C.G. how far is the base below the water surface.
[Ans. 3.11m]