Work No.

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1. A man weighing 64 kg causes a flat area 30cm thick to be just fully submerged in sea water (sp.
gr. 1.03). Neglecting weight the area must be:

a) 0.062 m²
b) 0.096 m²
c) 1.225 m²
d) 1.25 m²

2. A stone weighs 90 N in air and when immersed in water it weighs 50 N. Compute the sp.gr. of
the stone.

a) 2.25
b) 1.8
c) 1.75
d) 2.4

3. Ice in an iceberg has a sp.gr. of 0.922. When floating in sea water sp.gr. = 1.03, its exposed
volume in percentage is:

a) 12.5%
b) 10.5%
c) 11.5%
d) 14.5%

4. A stone weighs 550 N and when immersed into a tank of oil (sp.gr. = 0.80) having a radius of
0.80 m, its apparent weight is 300 N. How much did the oil rise in the tank?

a) 48.6 mm
b) 50.7 mm
c) 38.6 mm
d) 62.3 mm

5. An object having a volume of 0.18 m³ requires a force of 280 N to keep it immersed in sea water
(sp.gr. = 1.03). If a force of 150 N is necessary to keep it immersed in another liquid. What is the
sp.gr. of that liquid?

a) 0.756
b) 0.809
c) 0956
d) 0.934

6. A flat body 30 cm thick has draft of 20 cm in salt water. If the area is 4.56m², determine the
sp.gr. of the body.

a) 0.687
b) 0.725
c) 0.528
 d) 0.34
7. A stone weighs 100 N in air and when in water it weighs 40 N. Compute the sp.gr. of the stone.

a) 1.78
b) 1.67
c) 2.25
d) 2.16

8. An object 200 mm x 200 mmx 400 mm is weighed in water at depth of one meter and found to
weigh 50 N. What is its sp.gr.

a) 1.02
b) 1.28
c) 1.32
d) 1.92

9. An object weighs 289 N in air and 187 in H 2O. Find its volume.

a) 0.0104 m³
b) 0.1038 m³
c) 0.0364 m³
d) 0.0474 m³

10. If aluminium weighs 25.9 KN/m³, how much will a 305 mm diameter sphere weigh when
immersed in oil sp.gr. = 0.75.

a) 385 N
b) 276 N
c) 196 N
d) 425 N

11. A cube of steel 0.30 m on a side floats in mercury. Using sp.gr. of steel and mercury of 7.8 and
13.6 respectively, find the submerged depth of the cube.

a) 0.183 m
b) 0.172 m
c) 0.196 m
d) 0.189

12. A 1.22 m. diameter sphere floats half submerged in salt water salt = 10.05 KN/m³. What min.
weight of concrete (Yc = 23.56 KN/m³) used as anchor will submerged the sphere completely?

a) 7.36 KN
b) 8.34 KN
c) 6.46 KN
d) 5.48 KN