SET I.

1. An iceberg having a specific gravity of 0.92 is floating on salt water of sp. gr. = 1.03 if the
volume of ice above the water surface is 800 cu. m. What is the total volume of the ice?

2. A block of wood 0.40m thick is floating in seawater. The specific gravity of wood is 0.70 while
that of seawater is 1.03. Find the minimum area of a block which will support a man weighing
100kg.

3. The block shown in Fig. 0.4 weighs 50,000lbs. Find the value of h.

4. If a 15kg steel plate is attached to one open of 0.1x0.5x2m wooden pole, what is the length
of the pole above water? Use Sp. Gr. of wood of 0.80. Neglect buoyant force of steel.

5. A wooden buoy sg=0.62 is 0.60mm by 60mm by 5m long is made to float in sea water
sg=1.025. How many is of steel sg=7.85 should be attached to the bottom to make buoy float
with exactly 450mm exposed above the water surface?

6. A piece of lead to sp=11.3 is tied to a 150cc of cork whose specific gravity is 0.25. They float
just submerged in water. What is the weight of the lead?

7. A stone weighs 540N in air when submerged in water, it weighs 460N. Find the volume and
specific gravity of the stone.

8. A uniform block of steel sp= 9.85 will float at a mercury. Water interface as shown in fig. 2.7.
What is the ratio of the distances "a" and "b" for this condition.

9. A hollow cylinder 2m diameter and 5m high weighs 3975N.

A. How many KN of lead weighing 150Kn/m^3 must be fastened to the outside bottom of the
cylinder to make it float with 3.5m submerged in water?

B. How many KN of lead if it is placed inside cylinder?

10. A stone cube 300mm on each side and weighing 525N is lowered into a tank containing a
layer of 1.50m thick over a layer of mercury. Determine the position of the block when it has
reached equilibrium