Department of Civil Engineering

Fluid Mechanics
Finals Quiz No. 1

Instructions: Write your solutions legibly and box your final answers in three (3)
decimal places whenever possible.

1. Two identical 1.3-meter Ø spheres each weigh of 13 kN and 5 kN, respectively. They
are connected with a short rope and placed in seawater (1.03). Determine
a. the tension in the rope
b. the portion of the lighter sphere that protrudes from the water.

S.W.S.
5 kN

(1.03)

13 kN

2. A CNC machine-fabricated steel buoy (7.85) was made by revolving y=ex about x=0
from x=1 to x=2. It was made to float in oil (13.6). Determine the following:
a. Total weight of the buoy in kN
b. Volume of the steel buoy above the oil interface.

(2,7.389) y=ex

M.S.

(13.6)

(1,2.718)

3. A rectangular boat is floating in seawater (1.03) 20m x 40m x

3.5m. The boat is weighing 1020 k (including the cargo it
carries) with its center of mass located 4.10 m from the bottom.
Determine
a. The metacentric height MG about the longer base rotating axis
b. The metacentric height MG about the shorter base rotating axis
c. Is the barge stable?