QUIZ NO.

2
MECHANICS OF FLUIDS

DIRECTION: Analyze each problem carefully. Show your solutions in a clean sheet of paper and box your final
answer.

PROBLEM 1.
The gate AB shown in Figure is hinged at A and kept closed by a force P at B. Determine the nearest
value to the:
a. Total force exerted by oil on the gate.
b. Location of this total force from A.
c. Determine the force of oil on the gate if the pressure at the oil surface is -25 kPa.

P = 25 kPa

PROBLEM 2.
Gate AB in the figure is semicircular, hinged at B, and held by horizontal force P at A.
a. Determine the hydrostatic force acting on the gate.
b. Determine the location of the hydrostatic force from point A.
c. What force P is required for equilibrium?

PROBLEM 3.
Isosceles triangle gate AB is hinged at A and weighs 1500N. What horizontal force P is required at
point B for equilibrium?

Prepared by:
Engr. Jerwin D. Villanueva, RCE, ME-1, RMP