Fluid Mechanics I Sheet No.

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Buoyancy, Stability
Q1/ A piece of irregularly shaped metal weighs 300.0 N in air. When the metal is
completely submerged in water, it weighs 232.5 N. Find the volume of the metal.
[Ans. 0. 00689 m3]

Q2/ A cube of timber 1.25 ft on each side

floats in water as shown in Fig. 1. The
specific gravity of the timber is 0.60. Find
the submerged depth of the cube.

[Ans. 0. 75 ft]

Fig.1

Q3/ Consider a wooden cylinder (SG = 0.6) 1 m in diameter and 0.8 m long. Would
this cylinder be stable if placed to float with its axis vertical in oil (SG = 0.85)?
[Ans. MG=-0.007 m unstable]