Tutorial Week 4: MS2220 – Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

Collaborative Learning

Date: 8 February 2023, 17:00-19:00

No.1:

A gravity dam is shown in the figure. Calculate the magnitude and the location of the hydrostatic forces
acting on the headwater vertical wall of the dam and on the tailwater inclined wall of the dam. The slope
given is the ratio of the run to the rise. Consider a unit length of the dam ( b = 1 ft).

No2:

Assume a submarine can be modelled as a cylinder with length of 290 ft and diameter of 50 ft, with a
tower on top of it as shown in the figure. The submarine can dive a distance of 50 ft from the floating
position in about 30 s., by taking water into the ballast tank so the submarine will sink. When the
submarine reaches the desired depth, some of the water in the ballast tank is discharged leaving the
submarine in neutral bouyancy (it will not rise nor sink).

For the two conditions in the figure (partially submerged and totally submerged conditions), find:

a. The weight of the submarine, and

b. The volume of the water that must be in the ballast tank when the submarine is in neutral
bouyancy. Assume for the seawater, S.G. = 1.05. For pure water, 𝛾=62.4 lb/ft3.