Fayoum University

Faculty of engineering
Mechanical department
Fluid mechanics (1),)Sheet (3)
1- A vertical triangular gate with water on one side is shown in the figure.
Calculate the total resultant force acting on the gate and locate the center
of pressure.

2- In the shown figure, the gate holding back the oil is 80 cm high by 120
cm long. If it is held in place only along the bottom edge. What is the
necessary resisting moment at that edge.

3- Gate AB in Figure is 1.2 m long and 0.8 m into the paper. Neglecting
atmospheric pressure, compute the force F on the gate and its center-of-
pressure
position X.

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4- Panel ABC in the slanted side of a water tank is an isosceles triangle
with the vertex at A and the base BC= 2 m, as in Figure. Find the water
force on the panel and its line of action.

5- Gate AB in Figure is a homogeneous mass of 180 kg, 1.2 m wide into

the paper, hinged at A, and resting on a smooth bottom at B. All fluids are
at 20C. For what water depth h will the force at point B be zero?

6- The tank in Figure has a 4-cm-diameter plug at the bottom on the right.
All fluids are at 20 C. The plug will pop out if the hydrostatic force on it

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is 25 N. For this condition, what will be the reading h on the mercury
manometer on the left side?

7- Gate ABC in Figure has a fixed hinge line at B and is 2 m wide into
the paper. The gate will open at A to release water if the water depth is
high enough. Compute the depth h for which the gate will begin to open.

8- Gate AB in Figure is semicircular, hinged at B, and held by a

horizontal force P at A. What force P is required for equilibrium?

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9- Gate B in Figure is 30 cm high, 60 cm wide into the paper, and hinged
at the top. What water depth h will first cause the gate to open?

10- Panel BC in Figure is circular. Compute (a) the hydrostatic force of

the water on the panel, (b) its center of pressure, and (c) the moment of
this force about point B.

11- The quarter circle gate BC in Figure in hinged at C. Find the

horizontal force P required to hold the gate stationary. Neglect the weight
of the gate.

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12- Find an analytic formula for the vertical and horizontal forces on each
of the semicircular panels AB in Fig. P2.94. The width into the paper is b.
Which force is larger? Why?

13- A 4-m-long curved gate is located in the side of a reservoir containing

water as shown in Figure. Determine the magnitude of the horizontal and
vertical components of the force of the water on the gate. Will this force
pass through point A? Explain.