CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

CC 501- HYDRAULICS
ASSIGNMENT 1 (DIS 2013)
DURATION : I WEEK

SCORE

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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1/ CLO1/PLO1 (C3)
1a) Define:
i) centre of gravity
5 marks
ii. centre of pressure
1b) A circular water gate of 3 m diameter and triangle water gate are fixed respectively onto
the wall of a pool inclined at 600 and at to the water surface as showm in Figure 1 and
Figure 2. Calculate the hydrostatic force on the gate and determine the location of the centre
of pressure.
600

0.5m

Figure 1
10 marks

600
1.5m
4.5 m

3m
Figure 2
QUESTION 2/ CLO1/PLO1 (C3)

10 marks

Q2. Calculate the horizontal and vertical hydrostatic forces acting on the water gate AB. The
length of the gate is 2.5 m, 1.5m respectively as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 .

6m
1.5m radius
12 marks
Figure 3

1.5 m
4m
13 marks

QUESTION 3 /CLO2/PLO1 (C3)

3a) Define:
5 marks
i) Centre of Buayancy
ii) Metacenter
3b) i. The mass of an object in air is 27.5 kg and when submerged in water , the mass is 21.1
kg. Use the principle of buoyancy, calculate its volume and specific weight.
10 marks
3c) A pontoon with dimension of 12m x 7.5 m x 3 m has a weight of 95 ton when floating in
seawater (= 1026kg/m3). Determine the stability of pontoon.
10 marks

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