POLITEKNIK UNGKU OMAR

CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EXPERIMENT H1 :
OBJECTIVE :

HYDROSTATIC FORCE

i) To understand the concepts of hydrostatic forces acting on submerged bodies

ii) To verify the location of center pressure
iii) To determine the magnitude and position of hydrostatic forces from observed data
and comparing them with theoretical values

DAY:

DATE:

LAB. TIME: START:

COMPLETE:

SECTION:

GROUP NO.:

GROUP MEMBERS PRESENT:

NAME

REG. NO.:

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GUIDING LECTURERS:
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Item

2
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Laboratory Grading - Cognitive skills (CLO1)

Mark

Collection of experimental data (C1)

Computation of collected data (C2)

10

Tabulation of computed data (C1)

10

Presentation of tabulated / computed data (C3)

10

Analysis of computation and data presentation (C4)

10

6
7

Response to questions (C4)

Conclusion and derivation from experiment (C6)

10
10

Grade

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EXPERIMENT H1 :

Collection of experimental data (C1)

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Computation of collected data (C2)

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HYDROSTATIC FORCE

OBJECTIVE :

i) To understand the concepts of hydrostatic forces acting on submerged bodies

ii) To verify the location of center pressure
iii) To determine the magnitude and position of hydrostatic forces from observed
data and comparing them with theoretical values

A) EXPERIMENTAL DATA GATHERING

1. General Readings:
a. For a partially immersed surface only:

Level arm
L=

200
0.2

Observati
mm
on
Number

Water level reading, s

Appended
Water level (drainingWater level (filling up)
weights
off)
(N)
(mm)
(m)
(mm)
(m)

10

0.01

12

0.01

0.2

28

0.03

26

0.03

0.39

36

0.04

36

0.04

0.59

44

0.04

44

0.04

0.78

50

0.05

52

0.05

0.98

58

0.06

58

0.06

1.18

62

0.06

64

0.06

b. For a fully immersed surface only:

Level arm
L=

200
0.2

Observati
mm
on
Number

Water level reading, s

Appended
Water level (drainingWater level (filling up)
weights
off)
(N)
(mm)
(m)
(mm)
(m)

3.92

118

0.12

118

0.12

4.41

126

0.13

128

0.13

4.9

136

0.14

138

0.14

5.39

144

0.14

146

0.15

5.88

154

0.15

154

0.15

6.37

164

0.16

164

0.16

6.86

172

0.17

172

0.17

* All value must be in 2 desimal point.

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Tabulation of computed data (C1)

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Presentation of tabulated / computed data (C3)

OBJECTIVE :

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HYDROSTATIC FORCE

EXPERIMENT H1 :

i) To understand the concepts of hydrostatic forces acting on submerged bodies

ii) To verify the location of center pressure
iii) To determine the magnitude and position of hydrostatic forces from observed data and comparing them with theoretical values

B) COMPUTATION OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA

1. Tabulation of Computed Data
For a partially immersed surface:
Level arm
L=

200
0.2

0.01

0.2

7.5 x 10^-4

5 x 10^-3

0.38

Percentage
Error
Between
The Force
(%)
100

0.2

0.03

0.19

0.12

2.25 x 10^-3

1.5 x 10^-2

0.33

63.64

0.39

0.04

0.19

0.41

3 x 10^-3

2 x 10^-2

0.59

30.51

0.59

0.04

0.19

0.62

3 x 10^-3

2 x 10^-2

0.59

-5.08

0.78

0.05

0.18

0.87

3.75 x 10^-3

2.5 x 10^-2

0.92

5.43

0.98

0.06

0.18

1.09

4.5 x 10^-3

3 x 10^-2

1.32

17.42

1.18

0.06

0.18

1.31

4.5 x 10^-3

3 x 10^-2

1.32

0.75

Average
Water
level
mm Observatio Appended
reading, s
n Number weights (N)
m
(m)

Calculated
Lever Arm,
ID

Resultant
Force

Theorical Analysis
Position of
Hydrostatic
Area (m2)
centroid,y
Force (N)
(m)

For a fully immersed surface:

Level arm
L=

200
0.2

3.92

0.12

0.16

4.9

9 x 10^-3

6 x 10^-2

5.3

Percentage
Error
Between
The Force
(%)
7.55

4.41

0.13

0.16

5.51

9.75 x 10^-3

6.5 x 10^-2

6.22

11.41

4.9

0.14

0.16

6.13

1.05 x 10^-2

7 x 10^-2

7.21

14.98

5.39

0.14

0.16

6.74

1.05 x 10^-2

7 x 10^-2

7.21

6.52

5.88

0.15

0.16

7.35

1.13 x 10^-2

7.5 x 10^-2

8.31

11.91

6.37

0.16

0.16

7.96

1.2 x 10^-2

8 x 10^-2

9.42

15.5

6.86

0.17

0.16

8.58

1.2 x 10^-2

8.5 x 10^-2

10

14.2

Average
Water level
Appended
Observatio
mm
reading, s
n Number weights (N)
m
(m)

* All value must be in 2 desimal point.

Calculated
Lever Arm,
ID

Resultant
Force

Theorical Analysis
Position of
Hydrostatic
Area (m2)
centroid,y
Force (N)
(m)

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Grading: Analysis of computation and data presentation (C4)

Response to questions (C4)
Conclusion and derivation from experiment (C6)

EXPERIMENT H1 : HYDROSTATIC FORCE

OBJECTIVE :

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i) To understand the concepts of hydrostatic forces acting on submerged bodies

ii) To verify the location of center pressure
iii) To determine the magnitude and position of hydrostatic forces from observed data and
comparing them with theoretical values

D) DATA EVALUATION
1. Additional or Final Computation

Percentage Error = (10 - 8.58) /10 x 100

= 14.2

2. Experimental Findings and Verifications of Objectives

a. Discuss the percentage of error for both partially immersed and fully immersed plate
(Calculate the average value of percentage)

3. Response to the Experimental Findings

i) Explain why are there differences between the resultant force and (theoretical) hydrostatic force.
(Discuss the factors that may affect your experiment result)

ii) State some examples of the practical applications of hydrodtatic forces in civil engineering. Discuss

4. Concluding the Experiment.

This experiment was conducted to determine the magnitude and position of hydrostatic force from the
observed data and comparing them with theoretical values. From the experiment that have been done,
we can conclude that the experiment was successfully carried out even though there is difference in
the theoretical value and experimental value. There is no relative motion between the fluid particles.
The only stress will be normal stress which equal to the pressure. There are some errors that take place
during conducting this experiment which may give effect to the result obtained. First, there is parallax error.

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