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Exercicio Mecanica Dos Fluidos
Exercicio Mecanica Dos Fluidos
13 ft 30
62.4 lb f
FR yc A sin 3
ft 2 sin 60 o 2.11x10 4 lb f
ft
yCP
I xc
yc
90 ft 4 13 ft 13.23 ft
yc A
13 ft 30 ft 2
We can now use a moment balance around the hinge as
shown in the free-body diagram to the right. The moment
balance gives P(6 ft) = FR(yCP 10 ft). Note that we have to
correct the value of yCP to make it relative to the location of
the hinge instead of the value we have which is relative to the
top of the wall. We can thus find P = (2.11x104 lbf) (3.23 ft)
/(6 ft).
P =1.14x104 lbf
3 ft 24
62.4 lb f
FR yc A sin 3
ft 2 sin 60 o 3.89 x10 3 lb f
ft
In order to find the location of the center of pressure we need to find the moment of inertia about
the x axis. As shown in the diagram for problem 49, Ixc = ba3/12 where a is the dimension along
the y axis that is exposed to the fluid. In this case a = 6 ft and b = 4 ft so Ixc = (4 ft)(6 ft)3/12 =
72 ft4. We then use the formula for the center of pressure to find yR = yCP as follows.
I xc
yc
72 ft 4
3 ft 4 ft
yCP
yc A 3 ft 24 ft 2
We next take a moment balance around the hinge as shown in the free-
body diagram to the left. The resultant force is normal to the gate at a
location 2 ft above the hinge. The cable tension, T, acts 8 ft above the
hinge and the component normal to the gate is Tsin60o. The weight acts
4 ft above the hinge and has a component Wcos60o normal to the gate.
Using these results gives the following moment balance.
FR 2 ft W cos 60 o 4 ft T sin 60 o 8 ft
Solving this equation for T and substituting the values for weight and
resultant force gives the desired numerical result.
T
3
FR 2 ft W cos 60 o 4 ft 3.89 x10 lb f 2 ft 800 lb f cos 60 4 ft
o
sin 60 o 8 ft sin 60 o 8 ft
T =1.35x103 lbf
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The resultant force on the gate, whose area is (3 m)(8 m) = 24 m 2, is given by the usual formula,
FR = ycAsin. Here yc must be computed from the top of the liquid to the center of the gate
giving yc = h. Since we are trying to find h, we have to carry h (or yc) as an unknown throughout
the calculation. Thus the resultant force becomes
FR yc A sin
9.80 kN
yc 24 m 2 sin 90o 232 yc kN
m3 m
The location of the resultant force requires the calculation of the moment of inertia about the x
axis through the centroid. See the solution to problem 49 for a discussion of this calculation. For
the rectangular gate here the moment of inertia, Ixc = ba3/12 = (3 m)(8 m)3/12 = 128 m4. We can
now obtain an equation for yCP from the usual equation.
I xc
yc
128 m 4
yc
5.333 m 2
yc
yCP
yc A
yc 24 m 2 yc
The free-body diagram to the left shows that there are two forces on
the gate. The first is the resultant pressure force that is a distance
above the hinge and the opposing force, FH that is 4 m above the
hinge. The distance from the surface of the liquid to the bottom of
the liquid is yc + 4 m from the diagram. The distance, , is the
difference between this distance to the bottom and yCP so, = yc +
(4 m) yCP. With these dimensions a momentum balance about the
hinge gives:
kN 5.333 m 2 kN 5.333 m 2
FH 4 m FR 232 yc
cy 4 m y 232 y 4 m
m c c
m
yc yc
When FH has its maximum value of 3500 kN, the value of yc = h is given by the following
equation.
kN 5.333 m 2
FH 4 m 3500 kN 4 m 232 y c 4 m 918 y c kN 1237 kN m
m yc
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y c FH 4 m
3500 kN 4 m 1237 kN m 16.6 m
918 kN
h = yc = 16.6 mf
The free-body diagram at the left shows the forces when the gate is
hinged at the top. Here the length, 1 = yCP (yc 4) = (5.333 m2)/yc +
yc (yc 4 m) = (5.333 m2)/yc + 4m. Applying this length to the
momentum balance gives.
FH 4 m 3500 m 4 kN 14000 kN m FR
kN 5.333 m 2
232 y c 4 m 1237 kN m 928 y c kN
m yc
14000 kN m 1237 kN m
Solving gives y c 13.8 m ; so h = yc = 13.8 m .
928 kN
The depth is less when the gate is hinged at the top because the pressure distribution creates
more momentum on the gate then. When the gate is hinged at the bottom, the center of
momentum is closer to the greater pressures. When the gate is hinged at the top it is further from
these greater pressures so more momentum is exerted by the pressure distribution.
2.58 A gate having the cross section shown in the figure at the
right (copied from the text) closes an opening 5 ft wide
and 5 ft high in a water reservoir. The gate weighs 500 lbf
and its center of gravity is 1 ft to the left of AC and 2 ft
above BC. Determine the horizontal reaction that is
developed on the gate at C.
The gate is at a different angle than the wall. We are told that
the gate is 5 ft high and the diagram shows that the projection
of the gate on a vertical surface is 4 ft high. We thus conclude
that the length AB is 5 ft; the length AC is 4 ft, and the length
BC = 5 ft 2 4 ft 2 = 3 ft.
If the gate were to continue along a wall that was at the same
angle as the gate, the length of the hypothetical wall could be
found by the relation for similar triangles. (See the diagram to
the left, below.)
the side of the gate, Fside. We still use the actual area of the gate (5 ft)2 = 25 ft2.
10 ft 25
62.4 lb f
Fside hc A 3
ft 2 1.56 x10 4 lb f
ft
To compute the location of this resultant force we use our usual formula for yCP, and we use the
distance along the hypothetical slanted wall with yc = 12.5 ft. The moment of inertia about the
centroid, Ixc = ba3/12 = (5 ft)(5 ft)3/12 = 52.08 ft4.
I xc
yc
52.08 ft 4
12.5 ft 12.67 ft
yCP
yc A 12.5 ft 25 ft 2
To find the reaction force at C we have to use a moment balance of all the moments about the
hinge at A. The point, relative to A, where the resultant pressure force acts is found by
subtracting the 10 ft distance along the hypothetical slanted wall above the gate. This gives the
location of the center of pressure as 2.67 ft. below the start of the gate. There is also a pressure
force on the bottom of the triangular gate. The water at this point is 12 ft deep and the area of the
lower portion of the triangular gate is (3 ft)(5 ft) = 15 ft2. So the upward force that the water
pressure gives on this surface is
12 ft 15
62.4 lb f
Fbottom hbottomAbottom 3
ft 2 1.123x10 4 lb f
ft
This force acts at the centroid of the bottom plate which is 1.5 ft to the left of the line AC. We are
also told that the center of gravity for the 500-lbf weight of the gate is 1 ft to the left of the line AC.
With this information we can form the momentum balance around the hinge at A as follows.
Fside(2.67 ft ) Fbottom(1.5 ft ) W (1 ft ) FC (4 ft ) 0
Substituting the values for the forces and weight allows us to solve for F C.
Fside(2.67 ft ) Fbottom(1.5 ft ) W (1 ft )
FC
4 ft
1.56 x10
4
ft (2.67 ft ) 1.123x10 4 ft (1.5 ft ) 500 ft (1 ft )
4 ft
Fc = 6.33x103 lbf
FR yc A sin
9.80 kN
3
2.5561 m5.122 m 2 sin0.8931 100.4 kN
m
For force equilibrium in the x direction, the x component of the resultant force, F Rsin= (100.4
kN)sin(0.8931) = 78.40 kN, must equal the friction force, Ff. Force equilibrium in the y direction
requires the weight of the dam, which is the product of the specific weight times the volume of the
unit length of the dam. The cross sectional area has two parts: (1) a rectangle with an area of (2
m)(5 m) = 10 m2 and (2) a triangle with an area of (4 m)(5 m)/2 = 10 m 2. The volume of a unit
length of the dam is thus (10 m 2 + 10 m2)(1 m) = 20 m3. Thus the weight of concrete in the unit
length of he dam is (23.6 kN/m 3)(20 m3) = 472 kN. With this weight we have the following force
balance in the y direction.
Ff 78.40 kN
= 0.146
N 534 kN
2.83 The homogenous wooden block A shown in the
figure at the right copied from the text is 0.7 m
by 0.7 m by 1.3 m and weighs 2.4 kN. The
concrete block, B, (specific weight = 23.6
kN/m3) is suspended from A by means of the
slender cable causing A to float in the position
indicated. Determine the volume of B.
The vertical force balance for the wood is shown in the figure on
the left. The cable force, T = FB W , the buoyancy force minus
the weight. The weight of the wooden block is given as 2.4 kN.
The buoyancy force, FB, is the specific weight of water times the
volume of water displaced (which is half the volume of the wood =
0.3235 m3 from the computation in the previous paragraph). This
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gives FB = (9.80 kN/m3)(0.3235 m3) = 3.121 kN. Thus the cable force, T = FB W = 3.121 kN
2.4 kN = 0.721 kN
The vertical force balance on the concrete is shown in the figure on the left. (Here
the subscript c stands for concrete.) Both the weight and the buoyancy force are
proportional to the volume of the concrete. Using this result we can write the
vertical force balance as follows.
Solving for the unknown concrete volume and substituting the known specific weights gives the
desired answer.
0.721 kN 0.721 kN
Vc 0.0523 m3
c H 2O 23.6 kN 9.80 kN
m3 m3
For both the initial water and the second fluid with a specific gravity of 1.10, the weight of the
hydrometer, W, is balanced by the buoyant force which is the specific gravity of the fluid times the
submerged volume of the hydrometer.
W 0.042 lb f
W FB1 H 2OV1 V1 6.73x10 4 ft 3
H 2O 62.4 lb f
ft 3
V1 6.73x10 4 ft 3
W FB1 H 2OV1 FB 2 SG H 2OV2 V2 6.12 x10 4 ft 3
SG 1.1
The difference between these two volumes is 6.73x10-4 ft3 6.12x10-4 ft3 = 0.61x10-4 ft3. This
difference in volume displaced will elevate the hydrometer tip by exactly the same volume. Since
the hydrometer tip has a diameter of 0.30 in = 0.025 ft, giving it an area of (0.025 ft)2/2 =
0.000491 ft2, it will protrude an additional distance of (0.61x10-4 ft3) / (0.000491 ft2) = 0.125 ft =
1.5 in. Since it originally protruded 3.15 in with water, the new height will be 4.65 in .