1. An open cylindrical tank one meter in diameter and 2.

5m high is 3/5 full of

water. If the tank is rotated about its vertical axis, what speed should it
have in rpm so that there is no water at the bottom within 20cm from the
vertical axis. https://pdfcoffee.com/148-5-pdf-free.html
- CE Board may 2004 An open cylindrical tank one meter in diam., and 2.5m high is
3/5 full of water. If the tank is rotated about its vertical axix, what speed should it
have in rpm so that.
1. The water could just reach the rim of the tank.
∞2 r 2 2g ∞ 2 (0.5)2 2= 2(9.81) ∞=12.53 rad /sec 12.53(60) ∞= 2π
∞=119.64 rpm y=

2. The depth of water at the center is zero.

∞2 r 2 2g ∞ 2 (0.5)2 2.5 = 2(9.81) ∞=14.01 rad / sec 14.01(50) ∞= 2π
∞=133.76 rpm y=

3. There is no water at the bottom with in 20 cm. from the vertical axis.
h + 2.5 = ∞2 r 2 2g ∞ 2 (0.5)2 h + 2.5 = 2g 2 2 ∞ r h= 2g ∞ 2 (0.20)2 h=
2g 2 ∞ (0.20)2 ∞ 2 (0.5)2 + 2.5 = 2g 2g 0.21 ∞2 = 2.5 2g ∞=15.28 rad /sec
15.28(60) ∞= 2π ∞=145.94 rpm 218.
Solution: 1. Water could just reach the rim of the tank.

2. an open vessel of water accelerates up a 30 degrees plane at 2m/s^2. What is the angle
(degree) that the water surface makes with the horizontal? https://www.bartleby.com/questions-and-
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3. If 5.6 m^3 of oil weighs 46,800 N, calculate the specific gravity.
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- Unit Weight ϒω = 46800/5.6 = 8357.14 N/m3
- Density = 8357.14/9.81 = 852kg/m3
- Specific Gravity Sp.Gr = 852/1000 Sp.Gr= 0.85

4. A masonry dam has given cross section shown. The

intensity of the hydrostatic uplift varies uniformly from 20% of the full
hydrostatic pressure at the heel to zero at the toe. Weight of concrete is
23.5 kN/m^3. Find the factor of safety against overturning.
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varies-uniformly-20-ful-q57872977
5. The pressure on a closed tank reads 58.86 kPa. What is the equivalent
height (m) in terms of Mercury having a s.g of 13.6? https://www.bartleby.com/questions-and-
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6. The volume of a tetrachloride having a mass of 1200 kg is 0.952m^3.

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7. A rectangular barge weighing 200000kg is 14m long, 8m wide and 4.5m

deep. It will transport to Manila a 20mm diameter, 6m long steel rebars
 having a density of 7850 kg/m^3. Density of salt water is 1026kg/m^3. If a
draft is to be maintained at 3m, how many pieces of steel bars could it
carry?Determine the specific weight in kN/m^3.
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8. A loaded scow has a draft of 1.8m in the fresh water when erect. The scow
is 6m wide and 12m long and 2.4m high. The center of gravity of the scow
is 1.8m above the bottom along the vertical axis of symmetry. Determine
the initial metacentric height (in m).
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9. A manometer is attached to a water

tank as shown in the figure. Find the height of the free water (in meters)
 surface above the bottom of the tank. https://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-
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10.An open horizontal tank 2m high, 2m wide and 4m long is full of water.
How much water (m^3) is spilled out when the tank is accelerated
horizontally at 2.45 m/sec^2 in a direction parallel with its longest side?
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1.732

11. The tank indicated in the cross section is 6m. long

normal to the paper. Curve panel MN is one-quarter of an ellipse with
semi-axes b = 5m and d = 7m. If a = 1m, calculate the location of the
 center of pressure below the water surface and to the right of N. Assume
unit weight of water =9.79 kN/m^3.

12. If the pressure at point A is 98kPa abs

on the closed compartment shown, what is the absolute pressure (in kPa)
at point B considering specific weight of air equal to 0.118?
13. A typical hydraulic jack is shown on the
figure. The 9.81 kN weight is supported by the 75mm diameter piston and
the hydraulic jack is filled with oil having a unit weight of 8.8 kN/m^3. The
handle of the hydraulic jack is connected at a pivot A, and also with a
25mm diameter piston. What force F (kN) is required to support the weight
neglecting the weight of the two pistons? https://www.chegg.com/homework-help/questions-and-
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 14.A closed cylindrical tank, 1.5m in diameter, 3m high, is filled with 2m of
water with the air space subjected to a pressure of 190kPa. When the
angular velocity is 12 rad/sec, find the radius of contact of water at the top
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0.6257m

15. In the figure shown, the gate is 1.2m

square and weighs 6690 N. Neglecting the thickness of the gate and the
weight of the chain, compute the minimum force required to open the
gate in kN
 16.Determine the surface tension (in lb/ft) in a tube with 0.2m radius and
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Capillary rise, hc = 4T Cos\Theta / dg\rho

5*10-3 = ( 4T Cos 0o )/ (0.4 * 9.81* 1000 ) ( since nothing is given about fluid let the fluid be water
and water has density = 1000 kg/m3) T = 4.905 N/m = 3.618 lb/ft

17. A rectangular gate 1.20m wide

rests against a smooth wall at A. It is hinged at B located at 5.2m below the
water surface. A is 2.92m to the right of B and 2.2m above B. Compute the
force on the gate due to sea water pressure. (Unit weight of sea is
10kNm^3)
18.A pressure gage at elevation 8 at the side of a tank containing a liquid
reads 80 kPa. Another gauge at elevation 3 reads 120 kPa. What is the
density in kg/m^3?

19. A cubical block having an edge

of equal to 3m has its upper half of s.g. = 0.80 ad its lower half of s.g. = 1.4.
It is resting on a two layer fluid with an upper s.g. of 0.90 and a lower s.g.
of 1.2. Compute the height of the top of the cube above the interface of
the two layer fluid.