Lab Report

Hydrostatic Force Experiment

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>‫ <رقم الفصل‬:‫الفصل‬

Sample of calculations:
1. Partially submerged:
ℎ = 32 mm, 𝑚 = 25 g
𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑡 = 𝑚𝑔𝐿 = 0.025 ∗ 9.81 ∗ 27.5 = 6.74 N. cm
𝜌𝑔𝑏ℎ2 ℎ 1000 ∗ 9.81 ∗ 8 ∗ 3.22 3.2
𝑀𝑡ℎ = (𝑅2 − ) = (20 − ) = 7.61 N. cm
2 3 2 ∗ 106 3
Abs. Error = 𝑀𝑡ℎ − 𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑡 = 7.61 − 6.74 = 0.86 N. cm
𝑀𝑡ℎ − 𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑡 7.61 − 6.74
Rel. Error = = ∗ 100% = 12.80%
𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑡 6.74

2. Fully submerged:
ℎ = 107 mm, 𝑚 = 250 g
𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑡 = 𝑚𝑔𝐿 = 0.25 ∗ 9.81 ∗ 27.5 = 67.44 N. cm
ℎ(𝑅2 + 𝑅1 ) 𝑅2 2 + 𝑅1 𝑅2 − 2𝑅1 2
𝑀𝑡ℎ = 𝜌𝑔𝑏(𝑅2 – 𝑅1 ) ( − )
2 6
1000 ∗ 9.81 ∗ 81 ∗ (20 − 10) 10.7 ∗ (20 + 10)
= (
106 2
202 + 10 ∗ 20 − 2 ∗ 102
− ) = 73.64 N. cm
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Abs. Error = 𝑀𝑡ℎ − 𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑡 = 73.64 − 67.44 = 6.20 N. cm
𝑀𝑡ℎ − 𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑡 73.64 − 67.38
Rel. Error = = ∗ 100% = 9.19%
𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑡 67.38

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Results:
1- Table:

𝑚 ℎ 𝑀𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑀𝑡ℎ Abs. Error Rel. Error

(g) (mm) (N. cm) (N. cm) (N. cm) (%)

25 32 6.74 7.61 0.86 12.80

50 45 13.49 14.70 1.21 8.98

70 54 18.88 20.83 1.94 10.28

80 58 21.58 23.85 2.27 10.50

100 65 26.98 29.57 2.59 9.59

120 71 32.37 34.88 2.51 7.75

150 80 40.47 43.53 3.06 7.57

200 95 53.96 59.61 5.66 10.49

250 107 67.44 73.64 6.20 9.19

300 120 80.93 88.94 8.01 9.90

350 133 94.42 104.25 9.83 10.41

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 2- Plots:
- Mass versus water height:
400

350

300

250
Mass (g)

200

150

100

50

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Water Height (mm)

- Moment versus water height:

120.00

100.00

80.00
Moment (N.cm)

60.00

40.00

20.00

0.00
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Water Height (mm)

Actual Moment Theoritical Moment

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 - Relative error versus water height:
14.00

12.00

10.00 9.769
Relative Error (%)

8.00

6.00

4.00

2.00

0.00
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Water Height (mm)

Relative Error Average