REVIEW (Evaluation)

Hydrostatics, Hydraulics
• A gas is under pressure of 21.868 bar abs at 40°C.
1) Compute the pressure, in kPaa (2,186.80 kPaa)

2) Compute the gage pressure, in kPa (2,085.475 kPa)

3) Compute the gas constant R, if it has a unit weight = 362

N/m3 (189.332 N-m/kg-K)
• If the unit weight (kN/m3) of a certain fluid can be expressed as
W = 0.200 + 50h. Determine the pressure at a depth of 4.5m, in
kPa. (507.15 kPa)
• The gage pressure of the air in the tank shown in figure is
measured to be 65 kPa. Determine the differential height h of
the mercury column. (0.47m)
• Two chambers with the same fluid at their base are separated by a
30cm diameter piston whose weight is 25N, as shown in figure.
1. Calculate the gage pressure in chamber A (in kPa). (2.8062 kPa)
2. Calculate the gage pressure in chamber B (in kPa). (-2.0988 kPa)
• The 500-kg load on the hydraulic lift shown in the figure is to
be raised by pouring oil (780 kg/m3) into a thin tube.
Determine how high h (in meters) should be in order to begin
to raise the weight. (0.567m)
• The crest gate shown consists of a cylindrical surface of which
AB is the base supported by a structural frame hinged at O.
The length of the gate is 10m. Determine the resultant force
(in kN) acting on the gate. (3,678.75kN, 1,235.275kN, 3,880.607kN)
• Water backs up behind a concrete dam as shown in figure. Leakage
under the foundation gives a pressure distribution under the dam as
indicated. If the water depth, h, is too great, the dam will topple over
about its toe (point A). Base your analysis on a unit length of the dam.
The specific weight of the concrete is 150 lb/ft3. L = 120 ft, hT = 10ft, h =
50 ft. Determine the following:
1. Uplift Force, in lbs (224,640 lbs)
2. Righting Moment, in lb-ft (57,633,800 lb-ft)
3. Overturning Moment, in lb-ft (17,773,600 lb-ft)
4. Factor of Safety against
Overturning (3.243)
•A stone weighs 460N in air. When submerged in water, it
weighs 300N. Find the specific gravity of the stone. (2.875)
REVIEW (Evaluation)
GeoTech
• From the following data of a soil sample:
Sample size: 3.81cm dia. x 7.62cm ht.
Wet weight = 1.668N
Oven-dry weight = 1.400N
Specific Gravity = 2.70
Determine the following:
1. Water Content (19.143%)

2. Dry Unit Weight (16.115 kN/m3)

3. Bulk Unit Weight (19.20 kN/m3)

4. Void Ratio
(64.362%)

5. Degree of Saturation (80.305%)

• The mass of a sample of saturated soil is 520 grams. The dry
mass, after oven drying is 405 grams. Assuming G=2.70,
calculate the effective unit weight of the soil mass, in kN/m3?
(9.4396kN/m3)
• The moist unit weights and degrees of saturation of a soil are
given in the following table:
𝛄 (pcf) S (%)
105.73 50
112.67 75
1. Determine the void ratio of the soil, in percent. (81.159%)

2. Determine the specific gravity of the soil solids. (2.663)

• Given the phase diagram shown, what is the most nearly value
of the porosity (in %)? (30.196%)