FLUID MECHANICS (Assignment)

1. A barge 3m deep has a trape zooidal cross-section of 9.0m top width and 6.0m bottom width.
The barge is 15m long and its ends are vertical.

Determine:

a.) Its weight if it draws 1.8m water;

b.) the draft if 84, 500kg of stone is placed in the barge

Sol’n:

9m 15m

1.2m
3.0m
1.8m

6m
a.)
𝑉𝑇 = Vs + V
Where:
𝑉𝑇 = total volume
Vs = volume submerged
V = volume not submerged
1 1
* 𝑉𝑇 = ( b1 + b2 ) Ld = ( 6 + 9 ) (15)(3) = 337.5m3
2 2
1 1 27𝑥+162
* Vs = (x + b2) Ld = (x + 6) (15) (1.8) =
2 2 2
Vs = 13.5x + 81
1 1 162+18𝑥
* V = (b1 + x) Ld = (9 + x) (15) (1.2) =
2 2 2
V = 9X + 81
𝑉𝑇 = Vs + V
337.5m3 = (13.5x + 81)m3 + (9x + 81)m3
337.5m3 = (22.5x + 162) m3
22.5x = 337.5 − 162
22.5𝑥 175.5
=
22.5 22.5
X = 7.8

BF = W
BF = W V
7.8+6
W= (1,000 kg/m3 ) ( ) (1.8) (15)
2
W = 186, 300kg

b.) Wstone + W = 𝐵𝐹𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒

9+6
84,500 + 186,300 = 1000 ( ) (15)(d)
2
270,800 112,500𝑑
= d = 2.41
112,500 112,500
 𝑙𝑏
2.) A concrete cube 2ft on each edge, weighing 150 in air rests on the bottom of a tank in which
𝑓𝑡 3
sea water (w=64.0) stands 16ft deep. The bottom edges are sealed off so that no water is admitted
under the block. Find the vertical pull required to lift the block.
Sol’n:

16ft

2ft

2ft
𝟏𝟓𝟎𝒍𝒃
• 𝑾𝒄𝒖𝒃𝒆 = 𝒇𝒕𝟑
= (𝟐𝒙𝟐𝒙𝟐)𝒇𝒕𝟑 =1,200lb

𝒍𝒃
• 𝑾𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓=64𝒇𝒕𝟑 (𝟐𝒙𝟐)𝒉

Where:
h = 16−𝒉𝒄𝒖𝒃𝒆
=16−2
h =14ft
𝒍𝒃
𝑾𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 = 𝟔𝟒 𝒇𝒕𝟑 (𝟒𝒇𝒕𝟐 )(𝟏𝟒𝒇𝒕)

𝑾𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 = 𝟑, 𝟓𝟖𝟒 𝒍𝒃

• 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒓 = 𝑷𝑨
𝒍𝒃 𝟏𝟐 𝒊𝒏 𝟐
Wair = 14.7 𝟐 ( ) × (𝟒𝒇𝒕𝟐 )
𝒊𝒏 𝟏 𝒇𝒕
Wair=8,467.2lb
𝑙𝑏
Note: 14.7 air Pressure
𝑖𝑛2

• BF=𝑾𝑻 = 𝑾𝒄𝒖𝒃𝒆 + 𝑾𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 + 𝑾𝒂𝒊𝒓

𝑾𝑻 = 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝒍𝒃 + 𝟑, 𝟓𝟖𝟒 𝒍𝒃 + 𝟖, 𝟒𝟔𝟕. 𝟐 𝒍𝒃

𝑾𝑻 = 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟓𝟏. 𝟐 𝒍𝒃