Ans. 4.

32 lb
If the density of a liquid is 835 kg/m3 , find its specific
weight and specific gravity.

8.20 kN/m
0.83
Two large plane surfaces
are 31, in
apart, and the space
between them is filled with a liquid of absolute viscosity
0.0200 lb-sec/ft2 . Assuming the velocity gradient to be a
straight line, what force is required to
pull a very thin plate of 4.00 ft2 area at a constant speed of
1.00 ft/sec if the plate is 1 in from one of the surfaces?

1.58 X 10^3 N. s/m2

-1.16 psi.

The tank in Fig. 2-20 contains oil of

specific gravity 0.750. Determine the
reading of gage A in psi.

Determine the absolute viscosity of mercury in N sjm2 if

the viscosity in poises is 0.0158.

An object weighs 65 lb in air and 42 lb in oil of sp gr 0.75.

theFind
wood
cylinder
is notgravity.
stable.
its volume
and specific

Would the solid3wood cylinder in Fig. 4-ll (a)

0.491
ft , 2.12
be stable
if placed
vertically in oil, as shown
the figure? The specific gravity of the wood
is 0.61.

Ans.
N, 276 Ncross section of 30ft
A barge 10ft deep has
a 238
trapezoidal
top width and 20ft bottom width. The barge is 50 ft long,
and its ends are vertical. Determine (a) its weight if it
draws 6 ft of water and (b) the draft if 84.5 tons of stone is
placed in the barge.

If aluminum weighs 25.9 kN/m3 , how much will a 305-mmAns. 431,000 lb; 8ft
diameter sphere weigh when immersed in water? When
immersed in oil of sp gr 0.75?

The gate shown in Fig. 3-36 is 6.10 m

Ans. 2ft
long. What are the reactions at hinge
0 due to the water? Check to see that
the torque about 0 is zero.

shown
Ans.The
136tank
kN, 272
kN in Fig. 3-35 is
10ft long, and sloping bottom
BC is 8' wide. What depth of
mercury will cause the
resultant moment about C due
to the
to beseawall
101,300
ftForliquids
the parabolic
shown

Ans. 25,200 ft-lb counterclockwise

Ans. (a) 1.36; (b) 2.20; (c) PA

= 85.1
kPa,
PB =
300.3 kPa
in Fig.
3-34,
what
moment
about
A per ft of wall is created by the
10-ft depth of water? (y = 64.0
lb/ft3)

3.09 m, yes

closed
cylindrical
tank 1.8
and
From (1)Aand
(2)
we obtain
o}m=high
(12)
0.9 m in diameter contains 1.4 m of water.
(32.2)/1.125 = 343 and w = 18.5 rad/sec.
When the angular velocity is constant at
Stress
at D = 1490 psi.
20.0 rad/s, how much of the bottom of the
tank is uncovered?

Ans.weighs
5.67 m/s
2 lb, and contains 3 ft of
An open tank is 6 ft square,
770
water. It is acted upon by an unbalanced force of 2330 lb
parallel to a pair of sides. What must be the height of the sides
of the tank so that no water will be spilled? What is the force
acting on the side where the greatest depth occurs?

Substituting
in (1),oilwe
V6 = 32.1
ft/sec in
and
Q =from 150
A pipe canying
ofobtain
sp gr 0.877
changes
size

mm at section E to 450 mm at section R. Section E is 3.66

!n
(!)2
m lower than R, and the pressures are 91.0 kPa and 60.3

x 32.1
= 6.30 is
cfs.
kPa, respectively. If the
discharge
0.146 m3/s, determine
the lost head and the direction of flow.

Calculate the width of concrete wall that is

necessary to prevent the wall from sliding.
The unit weight of the concrete is 23.6
kN/m3, and the coefficient of friction
between the base of the wall and the
foundation soil is 0.42. Use 1.5 as the
factor of safety against sliding. Will it also
be safe against overturning?

Consider the tank in Problem 5.8

closed with the air space
subjected to a pressure of 15 psi.
When the angular velocity is 12.0
rad/sec, what are the pressures in
psi at points C and D in Fig. 5-7?
a) At what speed must the tank in
Problem 5.9 be rotated for the
center of the bottom to have zero
depth of water?
(b) If the bottom circumferential
plate is in thick, what is the
stress in that plate?
A vessel partly filledAns.
with3.93
water
is accelerated
horizontally
ft, 2890
lb
at a constant rate. The inclination of the water surface is
30, What is the acceleration of the vessel?

Hence the area uncovered= n(0.0806)2 = 0.0204 m2.

For the Venturi meter shown in Fig. 7The lost head

can be found, using
13, the deflection of mercury in the
E to R, datum E:
14.1-lost
or
differential
gagehead=
is 14.3 in.10.7
Determine
the flow
of water
lost head=
3.4
m, Ethrough
to R. the meter if
no energy is lost between A and B.

p1 - P2 = 5472 psf = 38.0 psi.

47.7 ft.
A 6" pipe 600 ft long canies water from A at elevation 80.0
ft to B at elevation 120.0 ft. The frictional stress between
the liquid and the pipe walls is 0.62 lb/ft2. Determine the
pressure change in the pipe and the lost head.